From our Ohio Autumn Songbird trip last week. Join us next year! www.studebakerstudio.com/ohio-autumn-songbirds-2024

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Harris Checkerspots mating (Chlosyne harrisii)
Vermont

One last mating image for this series and then on to something new for tomorrow.

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This species is uncommon and very localized in it's habitat. It's never found far from its caterpillar host plant, the Flat-topped Aster. Also described as the quintessential northern wet meadow butterfly.

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Maasai Mara, Kenya

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From my backyard during the second week of fall last year.

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A chunky little bird of lowland forest in northern South America. Male is distinctive with a black body and bright golden head. The duller female can be very difficult to separate from other female manakins, but note pale bill and very drab coloration. Most often seen around male display sites, where several individuals gather to display for females. Otherwise more difficult to find; singles occur at lower to middle levels of forest, sometimes around fruiting trees.

This one was photographed in Northern Peru led by Neotropic Photo Tours and our Peruvian guide Steve Sánchez Wildlife Photography.

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