About 3:00 this afternoon the rain stopped and the clouds thinned enough to bring forth some sun. So, got on my clothes (was still in my pj's!) and raced out to the truck. I knew it was only a matter of time until the clouds rolled back in and it rained more, so I sort of bent the speed limit rules to get to Clear Creek Metro Park as quickly as I could.
I really feel like I have missed spring this year. All of these beautiful spring flowers blooming (peak bloom) and I'm seeing them today for the first time. Will attach a pic of Uvularia grandiflora below.
Did see some butterflies, a total of 37. Got my second Mourning Cloak of the year and my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Meadow Fritillaries. The 2nd had a deformed right hind wing. Probably from trying to pump up in the rain, which this year was its only option. According to Ch. 10 A.J. Smith, we are within an inch of breaking the all time April rain total. My hunch is that we will break it tonite.
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| Uvularia grandiflora |
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| Clouded Sulphur |
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| Very swollen Clear Creek |
Added one new species for today, Clouded Sulphur. While I will see a bunch of these before the year is over, its always nice to get a new species on the books. Puts me at 16 species on the year.
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