killick<p>I am concerned and disappointed about the lack of butterflies in the garden at Butler's Orchard today. I saw only two Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (pictured on Cosmos), a single Sulfur, a single Skipper, and 5 cabbage whites. Zero Monarchs. There was also one large, black butterfly, but it disappeared into the trees before I could get a photo or an ID. Maybe a Mourning Cloak? (I saw only one Spotted Lantern Fly.) Now, just maybe it was because the Zinnia weren't at their peak, but I have seen fewer butterflies, year after year. In the past there have been too many to count.</p><p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>butterfly</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/MoCo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoCo</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/MontgomeryCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MontgomeryCounty</span></a></p>