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More Wild Flowers and Some Butterflies

More of the same. I get out early in the morning before the wind comes up but it does need to warm up before the butterflies come out. The wind is my biggest obstacle when photographing flowers. Even a slight breeze makes it very difficult. I’ve been putting out the trail cam every night hoping for a mountain lion but so far all I’ve got is a coyote and some cottontails.

The common name for this flower is Blue-eyed Grass, but it is not a grass, it is in the Iris family.
Mountain Mahogany.
I went out to try for the “perfect” Shooting Star photo, whatever that is. I like the nice clean background.
I cannot find Pasqueflower in flower, just seed heads. I got here too late!
A Variable Checkerspot, one of most colorful butterflies, but this one is worn.
I have a spot where I can almost always find Indra Swallowtails in early summer. This spring is no exception. I seem to have bad luck with the condition though, I have never found a nice, fresh one.