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"Tiny Pearl Crescent Butterflies less than one inch gather attracted to a mineral in the soil. This is taken in Backbone State Park, near Strawberry Point, IA. This is the first designated State Park in IA known for its rock formation known as the Backbone. Here one can walk along the Maquoketa River and travel all four directions as it meanders through the park. This is one of my favorite parks in NE Iowa to base myself with a few hours of all the 58 stocked trout streams, so I often stay here."
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Beautiful butterflies. I don't see too many around here, I need to find some plants that will attract them.
ReplyDeleteIt is so cool to see so many in one spot. I don't think I've ever seen that. He takes excellent photos and I love his blog.
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