October 2023
its color pattern, a Tortoiseshell butterfly.
looking the worse for wear, a CA Sister.
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October's Bright Blue Weather |
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Mariposa Arroyo October 2023 |
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| Just a "wide spot" in the road, the Mariposa Arroyo. |
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| Perched atop a small rock, folded wings show its color pattern, a Tortoiseshell butterfly. |
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| Tortoiseshell with wings extended, basking in morning sun. |
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| Lots of fluttering wings. Here, a Common Buckeye basks. |
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| Skippers, nervous late-summer fliers. |
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| Another frequent flyer, the Common Ringlet. |
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| Wings tattered by snapping predators, looking the worse for wear, a CA Sister. |
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| Rugged Area Above Mariposa Arroyo. |
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