Butterflies in the Garden

We have so many beautiful blooms in our gardens.   I am seeing butterflies going from flower to flower and I'm enjoying photographing them. 

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is so beautiful. 

This one is enjoying the nectar on the orange butterfly weed in my garden.

The Black Swallowtail is another beauty visiting our gardens.

The Buckeye butterfly below is mostly brown but has some orange cell bars. 

You can see the eyespots on Buckeye. 

If you look closely in the picture below, you can see a butterfly on the highest Blazing Star Liatris blooming in purple on the right.

The butterfly is a Silver-Spotted Skipper.

It is said to be the most recognized skipper in North America.

I read the Silver-spotted Skipper almost never visits yellow flowers but likes blue, red, pink, purple, and sometimes white and cream-colored ones.  It likes milkweed, red clover, buttonbush, blazing star, and thistles. source

Here is a three for one in the next pic. There is a butterfly, a flying bee, and a wasp in the picture. 

He's not a butterfly but this little toad might be hoping to catch an insect soon. 

Thanks for stopping in to see the butterflies in our gardens. I'll continue taking pics of butterflies and enjoying every second of it  - Judy.

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