2015 April 17

   Barb McGrenere writes:  Late this afternoon (April  16), Mike and I went to the summit of Mount Douglas to look for butterflies.  Flying and basking at the summit near the teacup were 2 Grey Hairstreaks; several Propertius Duskywings; one Red Admiral; at least 4 California Tortoiseshells chasing each other.  On the summit near the towers were about 4 Sara Orangetips and another 2 Propertius Duskywings.

  Marie O’Shaughnessy writes: I thought you might like this one…taken at the top of Observatory Hill April 15.  A lovely warm morning around 10 am.

Marie O’Shaughnessy

   Annie Pang sends a picture of a fly that she photographed at Gorge Park on April 14.

The grey thorax with black markings, combined with the straight fourth vein, mark it as an anthomyiid.  Annie describes it in her inimitable manner:

An itsy bitsy fly upon a wee, little daisy

was sunning in a manner that I thought was rather lazy.

My camera was ready though my eyes felt somewhat hazy

but I got pics of the fly upon that wee, little daisy.