[TN-Butterflies] BAMONA for Blount County

On a beautiful Sunday morning (11-15-09) I found myself in Cades Cove of the 
Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Since I was there with family and friends, 
I didn't expect to be adding to the butterfly list for Blount County, but the 
warm weather brought out a few butterflies - including Painted Lady and Common 
Buckeye.
The star of the show was a MEADOW FRITILLARY near the first cabin you come to 
on the right as you drive into the Cove. This was the first I have ever had a 
chance to photograph one. This individual does not show the whitish coloring on 
the underside of the wings, especially the hind wing, but I do believe the 
identification is correct. Please review and correct if necessary!!

Photos can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avian_pursuits/4115316136/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avian_pursuits/4114547339/

 David Trently 
Avian Pursuits Nature Tours 
...come see the real world!
Knoxville, TN 
http://avianpursuits.com/

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