On the Wappinger Creek Trail, an ebony jewelwing perched in the sun allowing a rare photo.
Zooming in shows what predators these harmless appearing dragonfly relatives are. All those leg bristles filter prey out of the air as they fly.
Farther along the trail was the most well marked yellow slant-line (moth) that I'd ever seen.
Movement along the Sedge Meadow Trail halted me: an Appalachian brown. The wear & tear on the edges of the wings, especially the shadowed right wings, suggested that I had indeed caught a glimpse of one last week.
Out in the back Old Hayfield, black-eyed Susans were blooming and being attended by bees and other critters.
In the front Old Hayfield, European skippers were still out in numbers, some on the newly blooming rough-fruited cinquefoil.
The alien Deptford pink could be found hiding in the tall grass.
Back at Gifford parking lot, I found there was still some charge on the battery and squandered two photos of butter and eggs including a close up.
With abandon, I sought out the so-common-you-forget-about-it birdfoot trefoil.
