On Black Mountain today fiercely predaceous and beautifully iridescent Six-Spotted Green Tiger Beetles scurried along the trail until my feet threatened and then they darted into the air more like wasps than the beetles they are.
Low on the mountain Common Yellowthroats called. Near the summit Pine Warblers took over the airwaves. In the thickets Ovenbirds made their presence known.
Starflowers were the botanical story of the day. On the summit a few Mountain Laurel blossoms were open. Solomon's Seal was also flowering.
Back at home, the first American Copper butterflies of the season added glitter to the back lawn blanket of green.
John
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