Butterfly sighting

Apr 25 2015

Randy Powers

Location: Chequamegon - Riley Lake Area
Price County

One mile East of Popple Creek rd. - Fr 506 on Gates Lake rd. - Fr 136. 1Pm, 54 degrees, sunny with a few wispy clouds, winds are picking up from early morning, as we warm up. First butterfly photographed on wing by me, North of Hwy 29 this year in Northern Wisconsin woodlands!

Compton Tortoiseshell

Compton Tortoiseshell1

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