Blue Jay Barrens

Since I don’t actually count the butterflies or produce any type of tally, my annual observations of the Edwards’ Hairstreak Butterfly ca...

The Common Checkered Skipper is one of several butterfly species that appear in this area during late summer or fall.  They are residents...

The Edwards’ Hairstreak butterfly is one of the Blue Jay Barrens rarities that has been the target of many of my management activities.  E...

Buckeyes are currently the most common large butterfly species at Blue Jay Barrens. Swallowtails and Fritillaries, usually very common durin...

When I was a kid, I considered the Tiger Swallowtail butterfly to be the King of Butterflies. It was large, colorful and abundant; all of th...

It’s taken me years to get a decent photo of an Olive Hairstreak butterfly. I see them every year, but they always seem to be perched on the...

I visited some small oaks in hopes of discovering eggs of the Edwards’ Hairstreak butterfly and found a newly hatched larva instead. With my...

I found this chrysalis attached to the wall outside my garage door. I’ve been checking it every time I’ve gone in or out and when I took the...

The excessive rains continue, but there are still times when some of the pond bottom is exposed. This always attracts puddling butterflies...

While in the woods, I decided to sit on a fallen tree for a few minutes and see what happened by. Just as I sat down, this Comma butterfly l...