Mourning Photos, Objects, Ephemera, and Art 1500-1920
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Mourning Cloak Butterflies are among the earliest butterflies to emerge in the North woods. This one was seen in May, but they are often seen as early as mid-April.
The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a common visitor across the US. It gets its name from the mournful sound of its cooing.
The mourning dove is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, and colloquially as the turtle dove, and was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove.
First time for me to photograph this beauty that is so amazing how this butterfly looks when they close they wings totally different so excited to see it this summer :)
The mourning dove is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove or the rain dove, and erroneously as the turtle dove, and was once known as the Carolina pigeon or Carolina turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread of all North American birds.
A Mourning Cloak Butterfly awake from its hibernation and soaking up the afternoon sunshine on the forest floor in Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Oakville, Ontario.
(Nymphalis antiopa)
With snow down on the ground underneath this Ash tree, the underside lights up a little creating an interesting light illuminating their inside tail feathers.
Thank you so much for your visits and conversations!
I found this cooperative bird 2 days earlier and decided to return with some yellow wild flowers I dug up. The same flowers were used later for a set-up with a Go1den-w1nged warbler. The total time using playback was minimal. What a thrill to see a 'skulking' Mourning warbler foraging around you in the open! This has not been unusual at this productive location which is a very large area which had been clear cut and has lots of fallen logs/branches and regenerating vegetation. Having gone to this area of Michigan annually for 8 years now we have never run into another photographer or birder. The area is off the birding grid. It is a gem.
Michigan trip with WarblerWhisperer LLC.
We had so much fun and success with this species. Check out Mike Diersing's Flickr for another more elaborate set-up we used. We even ran across a rare variant adult male who had a near complete eye ring on both sides of his face. An interesting comparison to his western 'cousin'. I'll post an image of him down the road.
Michigan 2022 dates are now available for those interested. Interested or not thanks so much for your visits, and comments, and favs!