The weather on Sunday was iffy with on and off rain. I tried to get out in between the rain storms, and managed to get a good walk in at Moore WMA. This is one of my favourite spots as it has a variety of habitat and covers a very large area. I saw a number of Coral and Edwards Hairstreaks, a couple of Striped and one very worn Hickory. Fewer hairstreaks are out now, and indication that summer is reaching the midpoint.
EDWARDS HAIRSTREAK
There were a lot of Northern Broken Dash skippers and some other species. Some of the skippers are difficult to ID as many look so much alike!
I was unable to check Reid CA due to the rain, but managed to get there after work on Monday. I wanted to check the old oxbow where there is extensive sedge and buttonbush. My goal was to see some Broad-winged Skippers, and I was not disappointed. 
There were several in amongst the sedges. These are unique butterflies in that they are slow and weak fliers and fly mainly within the sedges. I went back on Tuesday with my camera to take photos.
There were several in amongst the sedges. These are unique butterflies in that they are slow and weak fliers and fly mainly within the sedges. I went back on Tuesday with my camera to take photos.Earlier in the season I saw the sedges and knew this would be a good spot for Broad-winged Skippers. I even have visions of finding Duke's Skippers which is not out of the realm of possiblity, either here or in another similar habitat.
On the way there this evening, I spotted a funnel cloud to the north. It actually got fairly long and narrow. After a while, it quickly disappeared.
Some photos:
Eyed Brown (above), hummingbird moth (below)
Giant Swallowtail (above), Dun Skipper (below)
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