<div dir="ltr">8/16 - Milford Point, Milford - with my dad and Bill Van Loan - male CHECKERED WHITE where the sand bar meets the mainland. <div><br></div><div>Ventral shot: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_connecticutpete_20019246764_&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wPbNkt6T_H4X7m_PlvSFCGU2a9-csNvfRK2IVMi-mp0&m=qLF7lY5UgmoHjiBofx5E5JNBGwDBt_kDr_WA1UKZojI&s=z7a-I41faDbLNyqNjAxhxDiHNGMKiztDPU4mKv4Z-o4&e=">https://www.flickr.com/photos/connecticutpete/20019246764/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Dorsal shot: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_connecticutpete_20454787039_&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wPbNkt6T_H4X7m_PlvSFCGU2a9-csNvfRK2IVMi-mp0&m=qLF7lY5UgmoHjiBofx5E5JNBGwDBt_kDr_WA1UKZojI&s=n_otENPvwM-XJ-XqlKkGs1Y7z4UzZGUI-L6WFo_UAJI&e=">https://www.flickr.com/photos/connecticutpete/20454787039/</a><br><div><br></div><div>This was a fresh male, a different individual than the one Stefan M. had yesterday. It appears that there is a colony here; all other whites I had good looks at were Cabbage, but others that never got close could be either species. Males of the two species are difficult to separate while flying.<div><br></div><div>Stratford Point, Stratford - Three definite Swarthy Skippers based on wear and location, but they were fairly common. I&#39;d estimate seven.</div></div></div><div><br></div><div>My best two photos: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_connecticutpete_20452898300_&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wPbNkt6T_H4X7m_PlvSFCGU2a9-csNvfRK2IVMi-mp0&m=qLF7lY5UgmoHjiBofx5E5JNBGwDBt_kDr_WA1UKZojI&s=IQwEbyhmPQoZZDRzkan71uS0ikkHfM2rZ3uSGcjnL6Y&e=">https://www.flickr.com/photos/connecticutpete/20452898300/</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_connecticutpete_20452906550_&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wPbNkt6T_H4X7m_PlvSFCGU2a9-csNvfRK2IVMi-mp0&m=qLF7lY5UgmoHjiBofx5E5JNBGwDBt_kDr_WA1UKZojI&s=80y1_1A5kGDiu4-gQ2IFSx8VrG9T78jVe3ANfsDLGgc&e=">https://www.flickr.com/photos/connecticutpete/20452906550/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>On the way home, my dad and I stopped at the Kellogg Center at Osbornedale SP in Derby. We had 15-20 Red-banded Hairstreaks on the ground in the shade in a 12x12 ft space! They were nectaring on fallen golden rain tree blossoms. Walking through the area would send them up before they quickly returned back to the ground.</div><div><br></div><div>Peter DeGennaro</div><div>Naugatuck</div></div>