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In the woods we return to reason and faith-Emerson

Best-Lynn

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Today a pair of Black Ducks dabbled happily in the West River.
And this Mourning Cloak butterfly - one of 3 I saw - battled against the wind as it crossed my field. Mourning Cloaks overwinter as adults.
The larval host plants for the species include willow and poplar. The stunning, red-blotched, spiny black caterpillars are mature in July or August.
John

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