It's been kind of a slow fall for butterflies and I've been doing more birding so the blog has been neglected a bit. But this morning I was out in our Progreso Lakes yard checking out the birds when I peered into our flame vine as I usually do when I pass it. And there was this little green hairstreak. At first I just got a glimpse of only green and started thinking about greenstreaks but a better look revealed the white "M" of the Xami Hairstreak. Yowzer! There's been a few around the Valley lately so I was not shocked but darn! What a good butterfly! And #111 for the yard.
Mike and Ginny came over before doing the Estero walk and Mike found this Mazan's Scallopwing. Only the third time for our yard.
Here's a Guava Skipper in action.
Lots of Sickle-winged Skippers this fall. This is the first butterfly I have ever seen nectar on a pigeon berry.
Nice sunny weather in the forecast so maybe some other good stuff will show up.
