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Springing to life

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While raking leaves from the side of our garage, my wife noticed something small that moved, thought it was a leaf. discovered it was a butterfly ??? or was it a moth? covered with dirt and mud it was alive? (Jim Knox/Wilton)
While raking leaves from the side of our garage, my wife noticed something small that looked like a leaf but moved. Is it a butterfly ? Or is it a moth? Caked with dirt and mud, was alive? (Jim Knox/Wilton)
we put the butterfly in the sun and it opened up once, showing its colors......is it a butterfly or a moth????? It looks like a member of the Painted Ladies Family? (Jim Knox/Wilton)
We put it in the sun and it opened its wings up once, showing its true colors.. Could it be a member of the Painted Ladies Family? (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Reflection of the first blue heron of the season. It looked like the heron might be preparing a nest behind it, but it was gone the following day. (© jane naliboff photo)
Reflection of the first blue heron of the season. It looked like the heron might be preparing a nest behind it, but it was gone the following day. (© jane naliboff/ vienna)
We're back! No more cold ocean water and gray feathers. (© jane naliboff photo)
We’re back! No more cold ocean water and gray feathers. (© jane naliboff/vienna)
All the loons were in a row for my first sighting this year. (© jane naliboff photo)
All the loons were in a row for my first sighting this year. (© jane naliboff/vienna)
Chirping away. "I'm hungry too! Come home!" (Jane Knox/Brunswick)
Chirping away to its mate: “I’m hungry! Come home!” (Jane Knox/Brunswick)
Din din time. Fresh fish take-out from nearby river. But what's wrong with this picture? So hungry he didn't quite make it home to the nest. (Jane Knox/Brunswick)
On the way: Fresh fish take-out from the nearby river.  (Jane Knox/Brunswick)
A purple finch was calling its friends to eat while the getting was good. (© jane naliboff photo)
A purple finch was calling its friends to eat while the getting was good. (© jane naliboff/vienna)
Mourning doves hide their beautiful colors under plain beige exteriors. They're worth watching. (© jane naliboff photo)
Mourning doves hide their beautiful colors under plain beige exteriors. They’re worth watching. (© jane naliboff/vienna)
An osprey scanning for fish over a Vienna pond. (© jane naliboff photo)
An osprey scanning for fish over a Vienna pond. (© jane naliboff photo)
A Female and Male Junco's seem to be singing the Song of Love; After all, it is Spring! My feeder, Wilton....Jim
A female and male Junco’s seem to be singing the Song of Love. It is spring, after all! (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Northern flicker meets hairy woodpecker: 1. Yum - ripe beef suet. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Northern flicker meets hairy woodpecker: 1. Yum – ripe beef suet. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Did I see something? Uh oh... and whoooo are youuuuu? (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
2. Did I see something? (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Who does this brown creature think he is? (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
3. Uh oh; whoooo are youuu? (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Off! Shoo! Scat Begone, I say! (Tony Nazar/Wolton)
4. Who does this brown creature think he is? (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Grumble, grumble, grumble. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
5. Off! Shoo! Scat, begone, I say! (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Grumble, grumble, grumble. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Grumble, grumble, grumble. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
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9 Comments

  1. I looked in my Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies by Paul A. Opler and Vichai Malikul, and based on the exquisite picture posted here, I am calling the butterfly A “Compton Tortoise Shell” – a member of the Brushfoot family. What so other readers say?

  2. Amazing and awesome…….as usual!! Thank you ALL for sharing! I look forward to these pictures each week!

  3. I’ve gotten so I look forward to this Sunday photo collection. It is wonderful as usual and a joy to see such beauty close up, we see the eagles, herons and hear the loons but these pictures capture the moment beautiful – thank you.

  4. I love these wild life photos, thanks to all of the vigilant photographers.

  5. Thank you Jane they are wonderful pictures, and they make you feel like spring is really here.

  8. Nice job on the identification, it looks exactly like the photos of a Compton Tortoise Shell!

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