The first pic was taken Apr 27. 2nd and 3rd taken June 5th.
Heard the raven croaking first and watched it glide to a landing on the roof level just below the antenna just west of the apartment. It went through a series of double knock calls then lifted. If this is one of the pair seen recently it's the one with little molt on its wings.
There's an orange butterfly in the center sitting on the brown-eyed susans. I tried to get a closer shot but it kept moving. First to the echinacea, then the russian sage and then flew off.
The second photo is a heavily cropped version of the main that shows the butterfly.
is this canadensis or giant? I have giant on my palette list for the area but have trouble distinguishing the two