Butterfly Bonanza at the Florida/Georgia Line
"Butterfly bonanza" was the report on a recent field trip to Simmons State Forest by the Ixia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. The members of this Jacksonville group identified 26 different butterflies and were treated to a rare sighting of a Cofaqui Giant Skipper, which they even caught on camera - see below! If your group has been on an interesting adventure and you have good photos of native plants or wildlife (like Bill's fantastic skippers) let us know. We'd love to post it here. Ginny Stibolt Ixia Chapter Field Trip: Simmons State Forest. September 12, 2010 Written and photographed by Bill Berthet Waving hands, Cheshire smiles were aglow as I was greeted by 7 other members of the Ixia chapter at the Burger King parking lot in Callahan. We headed North to Ralph E. Simmons Memorial State Forest. We picked up another Ixia member on the way and had a "TWO CAR" caravan. Located in Nassau Co. in Northeastern Florida on the Florida-Ge...