Butterfly Day - Silver Spotted Skipper and Monarch UpdatesteemCreated with Sketch.

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I found a new butterfly and have updates on the monarchs in downtown Chicago for this #butterflyday by @whatisnew

Here's a silver spotted skipper feeding on purple flowers.

Luckily I also caught a flying shot of the skipper.

Here's a slightly closer view of the skipper.

Here you can see the face better.

That's it for the silver spotted skipper. Now its time for the monarchs.

There are still plenty of caterpillars out and many chrysalis are still being formed on the planters.

Here's a comparison of a fresh chrysalis and one that is about to hatch.

I kept an eye on this chrysalis to try and catch the butterfly emerging.

Later in the day I was lucky enough to find a monarch that had just emerged next to its empty chrysalis. They hang around a while to inflate their wings before finally flying off.

Here was another monarch feeding off the purple flowers nearby.

Happy #butterflyday

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Very awesome set of photos! 👍🏻🙂

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Thanks, the butterflies are plentiful this year around here.

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Terrific photos @sketch.and.jam!! Your photos show some awesome detail and I love how you got a photo of that "skipper" in flight! 💖

I got lucky on that one.

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Lol..I sure know that feeling! 😉

Wow! A great collection you have here with amazing photos. You can clearly see that skipper's proboscis and big eyes, and I love the in flight capture. More amazing photos of the Monarchs. You can't get one any fresher than that. I know that one day you will get photos of one emerging from the chrysalis. It is a shame that you have to work. LOL! Thanks for using #butterflyday tag! : )

Lol yeah i would setup shop next to one of the clear chrysalis if i could for a timelapse.

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I know you would. LOL!

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