Monarch Caterpillar and Butterfly

Have been looking the last week or so for Monarch caterpillars. Finally found one this morning.


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And saw a Monarch butterfly also


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Both pictures taken at Pawnee Lake SRA

Summertime

The grasshoppers are a hoppin'

The Starlings are a flockin'

The Red-winged Blackbirds and Grackles are a disappearin'

Even though it's a hot and humid August, the season is a beginnin' to change


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A Painted Lady Caterpillar


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Images taken at Twin Lakes WMA