Category Archives: A solitary bird

Buckeye On Aster

September 4, 2025

So many intriguing butterflies. Some absolutely stunning. This is one of them, a Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia). I usually see them in late summer through autumn when they migrate south for the winter.

These Buckeyes have a preference for the nectar of flowers in the Asteraceae family, such as Asters, Goldenrods, Sunflowers, Ironweed, Wild Ageratum, and Coneflowers.

This one is enjoying the nectar of the Small White Aster (Symphyotrichum racemosum).

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It Says Its Name

March 25, 2025

Often I’ll hear it calling its name before I see it. A Phoebe (Savornis phoebe) who often flicks its tail.

An insect eating bird that will take off from its perch in pursuit of its prey and return to that same spot to eat it. A solitary bird, so the one I see often around the cabin is indeed just one.

Glad to have it around eating insects.

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