Tag: MadronaMarsh
A Gray Hairstreak butterfly
Not the one from the previous photo, but another one spotted on the same hike.
Interesting rolling shutter effect on this butterfly’s wings as they moved too fast for the camera’s sensor
Interesting #RollingShutter effect on this #butterfly’s wings as they moved too fast for the camera’s sensor. Probably a #GrayHairstreak.
Snowy Egret
One of about a dozen egrets I saw when I got to the last remaining ponds at the marsh toward the end of summer.
Sunflowers
Gray Hairstreak
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Black Phoebe (small & fluffy, Madrona)
American Lady
Wild Buckwheats
Mallard
Western Sycamore
California Brittlebush
Cambarid Crayfishes
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
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!
