Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?

Really cool inkcap mushroom.

Two-for-one special! Chicken of the Woods mushroom with a great blue heron across the water.

2D spore print on paper from a mushroom in the yard. On average, each spore print contains 5-25 million spores. #mushroom #sporeprint #fungi

Purplish Copper Butterfly California

Anna’s Hummingbird California

Western Pygmy-Blues 10/21/25 California

Purplish Copper Butterfly #Tuolumne County, CA 8-4-25 #butterfly #california #nature #flower #insectphoto #butterflies

Greater Fritillary Tuolumne County, CA 8-4-25 #butterfly #california #thistle #flower #photograph #nature #butterflies #insect #orange #wings #butterflyinflight #environmentalphotography

Purplish copper

DOCO, Sacramento 2019

DOCO, Sacramento 2019

DOCO, Sacramento 2019

DOCO, Sacramento 2019

DOCO, Sacramento 2019

Satyr Comma butterfly thinking about going for a ride. Wheee! Pt. Reyes National Seashore National Butterfly Count 7-19-25 #california #butterfly #wings #orange #nature

Anise Swallowtail Pt. Reyes National Seashore during the National Butterfly Count. They sport more black and appear smaller than the Western Tiger Swallowtails. 7-19-25 #butterfly #swallowtail #flower #california

California Sister Pt. Reyes National Seashore Beauty is all around us. You just need to look for it. #butterfly #nature #california

Not too often when the flower pops more than the butterfly. Mournful Duskywing nectaring on a most spectacular zinnia flower. Enjoy! #butterfly #flower #zinnia #garden #naturephoto #california

Common wood-nymph Wisconsin July 2025

Wheee! Northern Pearly-Eye hitching a ride at Kettle Moraine State Park, Wisconsin. 7-9-25 #butterfly #nature #photography

Great Spangled Fritillary nectaring in Purple Coneflower, aka echinacea. Kettle Moraine State Park, Wisconsin #butterfly #flowers #naturephotograph #garden

Surprise to see this cutie today at the local community garden. Eastern Tailed-Blue Northern California #butterfly #nature #flower

Very moving song by my friend, Elemental Vegan. Stop scrolling and please take a listen and repost. He’s a talented singer-songwriter and a wonderful advocate for animals everywhere. Go Vegan For Them! 🐔🐷🐮🐠

Sara Orangetip #butterfly #orange #northerncalifornia #california

Linguini is fun to eat! #spaghetti #dog #pasta 🍝🍝🍝

Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Northern California #butterfly #nature #photo

We’re heartbroken by the passing of Loretta Swit—Emmy-winning star of M*A*S*H and a tireless champion for animals of all species. She was a devoted vegan, a fierce advocate for spay & neuter, & a voice for animals in shelters, labs, & in nature. Her work will live on forever 🤍

Eastern Tailed-Blue Northern California Observe, photograph and respect our fellow earthlings. Don’t collect and kill. #butterfly

Eastern Tailed-Blue this afternoon. There were maybe 10-20 in the colony I saw. Very cool. #butterfly #butterflies #California

Leanira Checkerspot They look a lot like other checkerspots but the monochrome two-band pattern on the underside of the hindwing is the telltale field mark for me. Northern California yesterday #butterfly #beauty

Hairstreak butterflies have tails which can fool predators like birds into biting off a chunk of wing/s rather than the head, and sparing his/her life. This little California Hairstreak I saw in Northern CA on Tuesday survived thanks to that brilliant deception. #butterfly #nature #puddling

Rural Skipper Northern California yesterday #butterfly #natire #insect #rocks

Double the fun! Acmon Blues Northern California #butterflies #mating #naturephoto

The Common Roadside-Skipper isn’t really common, and not sure about the “roadside” thing either. Northern California this afternoon. First one for me. #butterfly #nature #insect

California Sisters. Apropos to have a pair! Northern California this afternoon. #butterflies #naturephoto

California Sisters are large butterflies and very striking, both from above and with their wings folded. This one is feeding from a California buckeye tree. #butterfly #nature #california

Homemade portobello mushroom pizza last night. #veganfood #vegan #pizza

Enjoy this California Hairstreak feeding on an aster flower. Northern California #butterfly #flower #naturephoto

Gorgon Copper Northern California #butterfly #beauty #wings

Acmon Blue Northern California #butterflies #nature #flowers

Variable Checkerspot Northern California #butterfly #colors #beauty #nature

Coastal Green Hairstreak Northern California #butterfly #nature #sanfrancisco

Muir’s Hairstreak Northern California #butterfly #naturephoto #beauty

Wheee! California Sister hitching a ride. Northern California #butterfly #beauty #nature

Northern Checkerspot Northern California #butterfly #naturephoto #color

Sara Orangetip Northern California #butterfly #nature #beauty