To sort out the Comma from a Question Mark butterfly one needs to see the underside or ventral side (first two images).
Ward Pound Ridge Butterflies
Ward Pound Ridge Insects
Always a joy to spend a day at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. Marc photographed the spider wasp. It wasn’t until I processed it that I saw it was injecting a spider with its eggs.
Bannerman Nature
Some nature scenes on Pollepel Island in the Hudson River. Bannerman Castle is on Pollepel.
Grotto at Bannerman
At the rear of the residence is a little grotto that Mr. Bannerman used to sit in to pray and meditate. The view from it is looking south on the Hudson River.
Bannerman Castle 2 of 2
The gardens around the castle are lovely. In the kitchen of the home is a stone commemorating the Massacre of Glencoe – Wikipedia.
Bannerman Castle 1
We took a friend along with us to visit Bannerman Castle. It is a short boat ride from Beacon, New York. We enjoyed the two excellent tour guide’s narratives. It is well worth reading the history: History | Bannerman Castle
Flat Brook Park
We stopped briefly at a little nature sanctuary, Flat Rock Brook in Englewood, New Jersey. I hadn’t seen it before. Here is the history page About — Flat Rock Brook
Greenbrook Wildlife
Dappled deer and a Japanese beetle – Wikipedia
