Resting on the grass some distance from where the other skipper was seen, this one gave me more time for photos before it moved on. The sky was partly sunny, it was a warm 22 C, out of the breeze off the Bay The morning was a cool 16 C with cloudy skies and fog; there were 2 or 3 Whites, a Yellow, and at least 2 Silvery Blues flying over the field and I could not get a shot of them. All the dandelions are finished flowering in the field, but there are hawkweed, red clover, and eastern Rocket still blooming, but they are finishing up, so perhaps there's not much nectar in that field at the present time.

This plant at approximately 4.5 feet tall was approximately 2 feet taller than any other plant in the hayfield. There is a lot of the much shorter sheep sorrel in the hayfield, and that is in flower as well. Sunny afternoon, 22 C. I have not seen any insects on any of the sorrels.

The Bitter Wintercress is growing in a bare patch of ground on the edge of the hayfield next to the saltmarsh; a few Eastern Rocket grows alongside of it.; it is the only one of its kind in the area. A sunny afternoon with a temperature of 22 C.

There were a few Yellows flying about the field, and I was lucky enough to catch tis one resting on a bare patch of ground - the sun was getting warmer, too, as the sky cleared so it may have been trying to warm up, in the 18 C weather.

The White butterflies take nectar from the flowers of this plant in the mustard family, and often rest on the plant as well. This plant is growing on the edge of the hayfield next to the saltmarsh. I've seen a # of butterflies in the White family briefly on the flowers, not long enough, probably, for sustenance or ovipositing. It is a common weed in the hayfields and some roadsides here. The stems and leaves are somewhat prickly and feel sharp and irritable to the skin. There are 4 petals to the flowers born at the top of the plants, and seed pods are on separate stems just below the flowers.

This black swallowtail was ovipositing on the stems of red clover. It was very busy vigorously putting eggs on a few stems as I tried to get closer for some better shots, but I think I caused it alarm as it flew far off over the field. It was a sunny afternoon, 20 C., and the tall grasses were drying after a rainy night and a cool and damp morning.

The crane fly flew into the grass, and then remained immobile as if it could not be seen. The tall grass in the hayfield was still wet from the night and morning fog. The sky was partly sunny, a breeze off the Bay, 19 C.

I saw this moth dart into the weeds and alit on the seedhead of a dandelion flower; it blended so well that I was not really sure if I was shooting it or not until I saw the photos at home, - and I was happy with the results. The sky was partly sunny, a breeze blowing in off the Bay, and it was a nice 19 C.

There were a few Yellows flitting about over the hayfield and over the saltmarsh, with one landing in the dead grass on the saltmarsh. I saw 3 slivery blue but could not get a shot as they were so active flying about. This yellow was feeding on the hawkweed flowers, flying from one to the next, until it was almost under my feet. The sky was partly sunny, the fog had burnt off, and the area was a bit sheltered from the breeze off the bay, and was 19 C while the butterfly fed.

This female White was resting on a leaf of Eastern rocket, and was not at all disturbed by my attention to her. The sun was warming things up to 19 C, with a breeze blowing in off the Bay, but down in the weeds was out of the wind. Partly sunny sky after the fog burned away.

I saw this butterfly dart onto a bare patch of ground in the hayfield, got within a good distance and took a few shots of it resting on a stalk of grass before it flew away. The morning began with fog and threatened rain, but the skies cleared some, and the sun died up the fog, though the tall grass was still wet. A breeze was blowing in off the Bay, but it was 19%C.

The little moth was on the outside of our window, under an open veranda; I was able to get a photo of its underside through the window from inside the house. The moth was resting. It was a cool 13%C under cloudy skies, and a light fog over the Bay.

The moth was disturbed as I walked by, and it quickly darted further into the tall grass and, with wings spread, was immobile. A breezy but sunny afternoon @ 17 % C, after a night of rain and a morning cool and foggy.