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A female Cardinal resting on a shepherd's hook at Fish Island near Lake Barkley Lodge in Kentucky.

A Purple Mort Bleu butterfly, which has large iridescent mauve-purple wings sits beside an Owl butterfly to sip water near a stream at the Butterfly Garden in Gainseville, Florida. The enormous Owl butterfly has a brown underside with false "eye" spots to deter predators.

Another one landed on the side of an orange Zinnia in the Dixon.

There were two of these flying around the Dixon Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee. By the way, it's 84 today in Memphis!

I've spotted a couple of these recently in the Dixon Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee. ~ view large

Photo taken in Kenya at the Mount Kenya Safari Club formerly owned by William Holden, the actor. A family of Colobus monkeys were scampering across the rooftops of the lodge.

Best seen in large size to see the eye detail.

Several of these were out this afternoon hitting on as many Zinnias as possible. This one blanketed a small bloom in the Dixon Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee. I had already shot several of these in profile, but wanted at least one to show off its full wings. Finally, it posed!!!

Member of Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature

Following my daughter's graduation with her master's at St. Edward's University, we went to a butterfly garden. This is one of at least six species we captured at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. I hadn't seen this species in at least six years.

Another species photographed in a meadow at Crab Orchard NWR near Marion, Illinois. The Blazing Star or Liatris was an overwhelming favorite for these. It was a great day to photograph butterflies! ~ view large

A Spicebush Swallowtail enjoys the plentiful Blazing Star plants (Liatris) at Crab Orchard NWR in Marion, Illinois. ~ view large

Allen (asparks) and I spotted a couple of these in an open field at the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Holly Springs, Mississippi. ~ view large

It was great morning light at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Holly Springs, Mississippi. ~ view large

I was not only excited to see this one, but photograph it as well. It must have stayed in position for 10-15 seconds allowing me to get off several shots. Photographed in the Dixon Gardens of Memphis, Tennessee. ~ view large

It was a pleasure to see this one at Oneal Lake in Hatchie NWR near Brownsville, Tennessee. A good friend of mine from the University of Memphis even allowed me to use her new macro lens!

This was seen along the side of a wooded area at the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Holly Springs, Mississippi. According to other sources, the Red-spotted Purple is a mimic of the poisonous Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) and is typically found in open woodlands and along forest edges. It was the best shot I could get of this one. Wait until I get my new lens!!!