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Back in the Black Hills

I left Pierre yesterday and drove out to my “quiet spot” a few miles southwest of Jewel Cave National Monument. It is certainly quiet compared to Pierre! There is a large expanse of native prairie to the south and west and after the recent rains the prairie flowers are blooming in abundance. The most abundant right now is Death Camas but there are many other species, too many to list and photograph them all. I will show a few in this post and more later.

Blue Flax, not very common but a favorite!
Lanceleaf Bluebells, very abundant right now.
Star Lilies are one of the earliest of the spring flowers, still a few around the area.
Larkspur is everywhere.
An Uhler’s Arctic butterfly. The adults are only present for a few weeks in the spring or early summer. This may be the best photo I’ve taken of the species, they usually land in the grass where it is nearly impossible to get a good shot. I followed this one around for quite awhile before it landed in a good spot, then it has to stay there long enough for me to sneak up on it.

One reply on “Back in the Black Hills”

I had to look up Death Camas. Evidently it’s not a good idea to eat those. Its nice to see the wild flowers.

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