Young female Chestnut-sided Warbler
Submitted by Debbie in South Carolina - Fall 2011
Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly (Everes comyntas)
Rhee Jones of Alabama sent us this lovely photo of an Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly (Everes comyntas). The "Blues" (family Polyommatinae) are common butterflies in North America. This species occurs in the east and in some localities in the west. It is the only tailed species in the east. One to three orange spots can be seen on the underside of the hind wing, and one or two orange spots on the upper side of the hind wing. They fly from spring to fall, and are often seen in "puddle parties" around wet soil.
Eurasian Collared-Dove on Nest
Collared-Dove is a Eurasian species that was introduced into the Caribbean,
then extended its range into Florida (see
photo layout in the Bird Photos section of our web page).
birds became established in Florida, they rapidly expanded their range (with
a little help from humans) northwestward into the central United States and
on into California, Washington and Oregon. A few reports have occurred from
south central Canada. For some mysterious reason, they have not become well
established in the Northeastern US or the Great Lakes States.
This dove on
its nest was photographed in Delray Beach, Florida on March 22, 2009. The
chick can be seen on the nest in front of the adult.
Photo used by
permission. Photo credit and copyright by Marvin Sodicoff.
Northern Cardinal - Leucistic
Dark-eyed Junco, Gray-headed Race