The heat wave we had earlier is month has definately affected the birding in my area. While most of our summer migrants and summer resident species seem to be on schedule, except for White-throated Sparrows, most of our winter resident species and waterfowl already have departed for the summer up north.  Usually I can find most of these species throughout most of April, but not so this year. As a result, there have been few birds around for me to photograph this month. So for the last few weeks I have turned my attention to other winged creatures (Butterflies and Dragonflies).  They are also fun to watch, can be  a challenge to identify, and because of their small size diffuclt to photograph. They tend to fly off just before I can get close enough to take a picture.  With so few birds around, I had time to work on my approach.

                             Black Swallowtail Butterfly

                  Female Blue Corporal Dragonfly