Weekly Wildlife at the Garden: Cloaked
Posted in Wildlife on April 7 2016, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
On Tuesday, March 22, I was in the Forest hoping to spot one of the Great-horned Owls that call it home. After searching and finding nothing, I was turning to leave when a beautiful mourning cloak butterfly landed on the forest floor. It stayed long enough to let me shoot about a dozen images before flying off. I then began thinking of the warmer months when the Home Gardening Center will be a thriving hub of swallowtails, monarchs, and hummingbird moths.
No owl photos this time—instead, the anticipation of things to come. And that is a beautiful thing!
Mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) in the Thain Family Forest – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez