I saw a lot of butterflies at Madrona Marsh over the weekend…

Photo taken at: Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center

I saw a lot of #butterflies at #MadronaMarsh over the weekend, including some pale yellow ones and some black ones and even a few monarchs, plus a lot of these white and orange ones. #iNaturalist narrows them down to the Pontia & Hylephila genuses (geni?). #nature

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According to biophilic1 on iNaturalist, these are a Checkered White and a Fiery Skipper.

Saw a ton of mallards and geese as usual for Madrona Marsh, plus a bunch …

Saw a ton of mallards and geese as usual for Madrona Marsh, plus a bunch of bluebirds. Discovered I’m not very good at taking pictures of dragonflies unless they’ve paused somewhere for longer than a few seconds.

Also spotted several monarch butterflies – see my comments on dragonflies!

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Fly away!

A white bird taking wing above a dirt road through grass and trees.
Photo taken at: Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center

Fly away! This crane egret was standing on the road around #MadronaMarsh, swaying back and forth and looking upward like it was dancing or something, until it finally decided to fly off.

#EarthDay #birds #nature #wings #california #marsh

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