Today went to Salt Fork State Park near Cambridge (Ohio, not England, in case any of you are still in royal wedding mode). I must admit, the first two hours felt like a rerun of yesterday. Heavy overcast and chilly. That after two different weather forecasts predicted sunny today.
One thing I was able to take confidence in about SFSP, I knew there would be awesome wildflowers, and on that I was not disappointed. I will post several wildflower pics below. Lots of Trilliums!
The overcast finally cleared away around 12:30 in the afternoon and the butterflies came out accordingly. Picked up two new species for the BBY, Eastern-tailed Blue and Spicebush Swallowtail. I know I will see several of these this year, but was good to get some new ones on the books. Was able to get a pic (albeit a bad one) of Falcate Orange-tip, so it now officially counts. Doesn't have to be a good pic, just good enough to ID from. I am quite confident that I saw a West Virginia White today, but had major camera issues just at that time, so couldn't get a pic. The white was nectaring on Spring Beauty in the woods and I couldn't find it in the viewfinder, as I was afraid to get to close and scare it away. All the while the 'battery low' icon is flashing at me. I got a good look, just not with the camera. pretty much completely white, about the size of the Falcate, maybe a tad bigger. Not as big as the common Cabbage WHite.
Had a great ride home on the bike. Traffic was light, weather was warm, and the road just curvy enough to make it fun but not scary!
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| Eastern-tailed Blue |
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| Virginia Bluebells |
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| Toadshade Trillium |
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Nodding Trillium
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| Large-flowered Trillium |
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| Sad lesson |
Species for the day: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Dreamy Duskywing, Falcate Orange-tip, Eastern Comma, Orange Sulphur, Pipevine Swallowtail, Eastern-tailed Blue.
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