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Colors of Summer

July 31, 2017

The past few days have been pleasant weather-wise, and without rain for a change. It gave me a chance to get out and take some photos of the colors of summer.  Enjoy!

Note: Don’t forget to click on the photos to enlarge.

Black Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) at WILD Center Entrance Garden
Black Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Prairie Blazingstar (Liatris pycnostachya) at WILD Center Entrance Garden
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Sweet Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa) at WILD Center Entrance Garden
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium), Sweet Black-eyed Susan, Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) at WILD Center Entrance Garden
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) at WILD Center Prairie
Wild Bergamot, Pale Indian Plantain (Cacalia atriplicifolia), Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata), Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum) at Donna’s prairie
Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) on Tall Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium fistulosum) at Donna’s prairie
Monarch butterfly on Tall Joe Pye Weed at Donna’s prairie
Royal Catchfly (Silene regia), Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) at Donna’s prairie
Wild Bergamot, Cupplant (Silphium perfoliatum), Ox Eye Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides), Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus strumosus) at Donna’s prairie
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