2018 May 12 morning

 

   Aziza Cooper writes:  Yesterday, May 11, I saw two Anise Swallowtails over the summit rocks at Mount Tolmie. They were chasing/ circling around each other, and didn’t stop.

 

  Nathan Fisk advises us that female Silvery Blues are now to be seen at the Colwood turn-off.   Eggs, which are easy to see, must soon follow.  Please do be careful, if you go to see these butterflies, not to overtrample the vegetation there.

 

 Various bumblebees are queuing up to show themselves here – we’ll get them up as soon as we are more sure of their identifications.