After no activity for over six months, suddenly the airport became crowded.
April 18, 2010
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A very busy airport, indeed! That must have been a delight to watch!
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Comment by kateri — April 18, 2010 @ 9:14 pm
It was! And some little Blues kept flying around but they wouldn’t land. There were also a couple Cabbage Whites who also stayed aloft.
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Comment by montucky — April 18, 2010 @ 9:30 pm
How does one come upon something like this? I certainly never have. Jackpot, wow!
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Comment by Candace — April 18, 2010 @ 9:50 pm
They were congregating on a moist spot on a Forest Service road just a few miles off the highway. There is a small stream in the canyon and some wildflowers in bloom on the hillsides. It seems to be a social gathering place for them. I’ve seen it many times before.
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Comment by montucky — April 18, 2010 @ 10:06 pm
Such pretty butterflies all in the same place. Lovely.
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Comment by Glennis — April 18, 2010 @ 9:54 pm
There were dozens, and while the individuals I’ve seen flitting around are quite wild, these let me approach quite close (~ one foot) for the photos.
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Comment by montucky — April 18, 2010 @ 10:10 pm
Airport?
Nice photos from butterflies and from so many. I still have to wait to see them here.
In Europe airports are not busy at this moment, nearly all are closed.
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Comment by sartenada — April 18, 2010 @ 10:44 pm
I’ve been following the volcanic ash issue there. What a mess!
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Comment by montucky — April 19, 2010 @ 8:11 am
makes for a nice layover! too bad we didn’t have such a pleasant experience in moscow! 🙂
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Comment by silken — April 19, 2010 @ 9:20 am
Yes, and I bet there were lots of folks in Europe who wished their airport looked like this one!
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Comment by montucky — April 19, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
Lovely butterflies and they reminded me of a type of moth I’ve seen. I really like the colors and shape of their wings. How neat to see so many congregated in one place!
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Comment by Anna Surface — April 19, 2010 @ 10:37 am
When their wings are folded, they have excellent camouflage. These are very common here and usually the earliest out in the spring.
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Comment by montucky — April 19, 2010 @ 3:42 pm
Now that’s an airport I wouldn’t mind visiting – or even spending time at!! Love that top image! Whoo hoo for butterfly’s!
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Comment by Stacey Dawn — April 19, 2010 @ 12:05 pm
I have seen even larger gatherings too, and that activity goes on throughout the summer, especially along small, fairly open streams.
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Comment by montucky — April 19, 2010 @ 3:44 pm
Another new one, and wow, I have never seen so many butterflies together. I just looked it up, and laughed to see that the west has a comma, and the east a question mark.
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Comment by sandy — April 19, 2010 @ 4:58 pm
Several years ago I found a huge gathering of these while fishing a stream just west of here, but I can’t find the photos.
I wonder if there’s any significance to the comma and the question mark. Actually, off the top of my head, I’d have thought it the other way around! That’s funny!
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Comment by montucky — April 19, 2010 @ 6:23 pm
I guess they no need radar or a control tower or air traffic controllers.
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Comment by knightofswords — April 20, 2010 @ 12:41 pm
Nope, they need none of that. They have what we’ve pretty much discarded: common sense and good judgement.
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Comment by montucky — April 20, 2010 @ 2:27 pm
Very busy place, indeed!
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Comment by Bo Mackison — April 20, 2010 @ 5:04 pm
I guess when you live only in summer, there’s lots to do in little time!
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Comment by montucky — April 21, 2010 @ 1:34 pm
That’s funny. Great imagination.
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Comment by Preston — April 25, 2010 @ 6:09 am
Thanks Preston.
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Comment by montucky — April 25, 2010 @ 8:13 am