Great Spangled Fritillary
We went to the Tall Grass Prairie near Pawhuska, OK and got real lucky with some butterflies. There is a pollinator garden near the visitor center and you can see bees, moths, and butterflies pollinating the flowers in a nice meadow setting. We saw a couple of different butterflies and quite a few bees on this trip. We went early in the morning and a few of the butterflies were posing very nicely for us. It was hard to choose which pictures to post on this trip. This one won out for the Fritillary pictures.
A nature conservancy purchased this land in Oklahoma to protect the shrinking tall grass prairies in the area. They also brought in buffalo to repopulate the area and they are thriving. There are over 1,500 in the area right now and are quite a sight to see when a big herd walks across the road.
Great Spangled Fritillary
We went to the Tall Grass Prairie near Pawhuska, OK and got real lucky with some butterflies. There is a pollinator garden near the visitor center and you can see bees, moths, and butterflies pollinating the flowers in a nice meadow setting. We saw a couple of different butterflies and quite a few bees on this trip. We went early in the morning and a few of the butterflies were posing very nicely for us. It was hard to choose which pictures to post on this trip. This one won out for the Fritillary pictures.
A nature conservancy purchased this land in Oklahoma to protect the shrinking tall grass prairies in the area. They also brought in buffalo to repopulate the area and they are thriving. There are over 1,500 in the area right now and are quite a sight to see when a big herd walks across the road.