Meadow Sage – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Spring Blooms On Meadow Sage

By Mia McPherson|April 4th, 2025|Categories: Arkansas, Meadow Sage, Sebastian County|Tags: blooming, blooms, blossoms, first blooms, flowering, flowers, garden, herbaceous perennial, introduced, Meadow Sage, nonnative, purple flowers, Salvia pratensis, spring, suburban, yard|

Yesterday in the midst of spring rain and hail storms here in Arkansas, the Meadow Sage, Salvia pratensis, started to show color and numerous blooms.

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Monarchs At A Crossroads In An Era Of Butterfly Decline

By Mia McPherson|March 16th, 2025|Categories: Arkansas, Monarch Butterflies, Oklahoma, Orange Sulphur Butterflies, Sebastian County, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, autumn, Black-eyed Susan, bloom, blooming, butterflies, butterfly, Colias eurytheme, Danaus plexippus, fall, feeding, female, flowering, garden, insects, Meadow Sage, Monarch, Monarch Butterfly, native, nectaring, Orange Sulphur, Orange Sulphur Butterfly, Rudbeckia hirta, spring, suburban, sulphur, sulphurs, wildflowers, yard, yellow wildflowers|

The contrasting fates of eastern and western Monarchs underscore that their future is still uncertain. With dedicated efforts, we can help butterfly populations rebound—but time is running out.

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Male And Female Monarch Butterfly Photos

By Mia McPherson|October 21st, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Monarch Butterflies, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, androconia, autumn, blooming, blooms, blossoms, brush-footed butterflies, butterflies, butterfly, comparison, Danaus plexippus, differences, fall, female, flowering, flowers, garden, insects, male, Meadow Sage, migrating, migration, Monarch, Monarch Butterfly, nectaring, suburban, yard|

As the Monarch butterflies made their way through Arkansas at the end of September, I had the chance to take a couple of photos that really show off the unique features between the males and females.

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Autumn Female Monarch Butterfly In My Viewfinder

By Mia McPherson|October 11th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Monarch Butterflies, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, autumn, blooming, blooms, blossoms, brush-footed butterflies, butterflies, butterfly, Danaus plexippus, fall, female, flowering, flowers, garden, insects, Meadow Sage, Monarch, Monarch Butterfly, nectaring, suburban, yard|

What's up today? I've got a few female Monarch butterfly images I’ve been meaning to share but I hadn’t edited them until now. This morning seems perfect!

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Snowberry Clearwing Moth Photos From Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|September 5th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: adult, Arkansas, Butterfly Bush, clearwing, clearwings, flight, flight flying, flying, garden, Hemaris diffinis, hovering, insects, Meadow Sage, moth, moths, nectaring, Salvia, Sebastian County, Snowberry Clearwing, Snowberry Clearwing moth, summer, urban, yard|

Snowberry Clearwing Moth photos are what I am sharing this morning. The first five images were taken yesterday, and the last one was taken in the spring.

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