Arctic Skipper is a colorful but rather tiny fellow measuring approximately 5/8" from wingtip to wingtip. To gain a greater appreciation for his size, please observe that he is perched on a chive blossom. He was quite intent on exploring it in preference to any other available flower, only once flying off to investigate a columbine and then returning.
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Arctic Skipper, Carterocephalus Palaemon
Arctic Skipper is a colorful but rather tiny fellow measuring approximately 5/8" from wingtip to wingtip. To gain a greater appreciation for his size, please observe that he is perched on a chive blossom. He was quite intent on exploring it in preference to any other available flower, only once flying off to investigate a columbine and then returning.
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