Rainy Season

I guess you could call this the rainy season. We have been deluged with excessive rain recently. It is either too much or too little it seems! Too hot or too cold.....
I have been out a bit, but there are have been many other things going on. It has certainly been the busiest spring I have ever had. I finally had time to purchase a new car yesterday! I had been wanting to do this since January, but never found the time. The old car was due for some major expenses.

To say the least, it has not been too good for butterfly searching. Well...there are some Least Skippers anyway. The similar European Skipper is out in full force now.

Today while at a CA, I came across a Milk Snake. This is the first one I think I have seen around here. It was rather shy, and quickly slithered away into the woods.

My first Peck's Skipper of the year was nectaring on a shrub....

Little Wood Satyrs have been out for a while. Soon, the Eyed Browns will appear.

Lots of Silver-spotted Skippers are out, and a few Hobomok are still clinging to life. I saw my first Delaware Skipper of the year a few days ago.

Yesterday I saw a Giant Swallowtail that was rather small. Perhaps it was a Medium Swallowtail.

As well, my first Red-spotted Purple of the season was flying about. I think I had one pass through the yard today too.

Maybe tomorrow the weather will be more co-operative. The Southern Hairstreaks should be out anytime now! (I hope).