The summer sun has melted the snow up high reducing the flow in this streamed to no more than a trickle. Even so, this stream bed was a place where butterflies met perhaps to get a drink of water or maybe a taste of the minerals on the rocks lining the stream bed.
While crossing the steam we took a long break to watch the butterflies do their thing. From Fritillaries, to Admirals and Skippers the stream bed was the place to be that day for butterflies and humans alike.
nature has no boss 
so beautiful they are real jewelry of nature… Thank you, Love, nia
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Butterflies like the flowers they visit are indeed natures jewels and a gift of summer.
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What a wonderful moment!
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Good morning and it was one of the sublime and unexpected places to get a full nature experience. Diversity and abundance all on display in a few square feet.
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I saw one of the black and white ones in my garden recently. Might be Limenitis weidemeyerii, Weidemeyer’s admiral. Thank you for sharing your beautiful views of wildlife with us all!
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Hi Kristina, we think you nailed the ID on this guy we sometimes have Lorquins Admirals but this one probably was a Weidemeyers. Thanks again and have a wonderful week.
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