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Last Sunday was the conclusion of our Natureslite series of butterfly photography sessions. We were greeted with “mostly cloudy” for sunrise, but some breaks here and there gave way to an impressive illumination of the rising fog. 

The highlight of the morning was an unfortunate swallowtail that found itself entangled in a garden spider web. It appeared to be quite a sizable meal for the spider. Most of the butterflies we visited throughout the morning looked battered and beaten as if they have experienced some rough tumblings with nature. 

As the bright sun began to challenge our photography skills, we decided to call it a morning and head back to the car. Of course there were at least a half-a-dozen stops to take a picture here and there on the way back. Often, the last shot of the day can be the best. A quick glance and there it was…a beautiful species of butterfly I have never seen before. In trying to match up identification, the best I can find is a Red Admiral. I could be color ignorant, but it appears more orange then red to me.

    Dale Kincaid