We took a little walk along a trail in Waverley this afternoon, and were
rewarded with some butterflies in the sun. Here's what we saw:
Juvenal's Duskywing - dozens
Brown Elfin - 2
Eastern Pine Elfin - 6
Northern Spring Azure - dozens
Mourning Cloak - 1
We looked hard for Dreamy Duskywings among the Juvenal's, but didn't see
any. Likewise we closely inspected the few Elfins that we saw, but only
got the two species listed.
This is quite a nice walk - it's a newish trail that begins on Rocky
Lake Road near the Bedford end of Powder Mill Lake. It eventually (about
1.5 km in) takes you to a splendid new cable-stayed bridge across the CN
rail line running between Windsor Junction and Dartmouth. This trail
will eventually join up with the Trans-Canada Trail beside Lake William.
--- Peter Payzant
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