Hart-Miller Island and more July Dragonflies & Butterflies.

I participated in a walk around Hart-Miller Island on July 28^th. I took a few photos that day. I've also included a few shots of some dragonflies and butterflies from here and there.

A plant Elephant Ear (Polonium tomentosum) found at Hart-Miller Island, and a Great Black-backed Gull. The gull appears to be in 2^nd Summer (Alternate) plumage as it still has a good bit of gray in the tail and some browner color in the wings. Another photo features a younger (juvenile) GBB Gull.

More of the Great Black-backed Gull, a Caspian Tern photo and a Pond Hawk (all from Hart-Miller Island).
Two more photos from Hart-Miller Island of a flock of terns that included a Royal Tern. Then a Blue Grosbeak seen at Russell Road in Garrett County and an American Painted Lady (I don't remember where that was taken).

The dragonfly is a Twelve-spotted Skimmer that visited my yard in Frostburg. Then I had a Silvery Checkerspot in Frostburg along the Allegany Highlands Trail. The Eastern Tailed Blues and Fritillary were seen along Russell Road in Garrett County, MD.