A Burst of Color, Part 2

Building on yesterday's post, there are many pollinators, including butterflies, able to survive our rather unpredictable winter weather. Daily average temperatures don't mean a lot here except as a benchmark. The average high temperature for yesterday (December 19) is 63º (F), the actual high was 77º and the record high was set last year at 82º. The record low temperature for yesterday was 18º set in 1996.

There are also a few flowers that survive our winters. The point is, where there are flowers, especially during winter in South Texas, there will likely be butterflies:

In the first two photos, a Little Yellow stands out with a beautiful color contrast to the Mealy Blue Sage. In the other five photos, a Sachem was more difficult to see, but spent a much longer time feeding on the sage's nectar.

This set of photographs was taken along the San Antonio River Mission Reach on Wednesday, December 4, 2013.