I have waited a few days before putting up these photos, hoping I could get a clearer picture of the top of the wings. But this is the only one that I have been able to get on the camera.
I have seen one other orange butterfly, which I believe was a Monarch. However, it quickly moved through the garden, and was gone by the time I got back with the camera. Often the Monarch butterflies return in the autumn on their migration back South. I have milkweed plants waiting their arrival.
Finally, here is one of many Praying Mantises standing guard in hopes of catching one of the dwindling number of butterflies.
