Pen in Hand: It's autumn in the Tehachapi Mountains, and we still have butterflies.
I love the natural world and observing the activities of our wildlife neighbors, from ladybugs to bats, from hummingbirds to lizards to elk, and everything in between. In recent years the time to see creatures like butterflies has expanded for a simple reason: our growing season is longer than it used to be.
A "growing season" is an old term used to describe the period between the last killing frost of spring and the first killing frost of autumn. It is during this period that almost any plant can grow.
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I climbed Tehachapi Mountain in September and found some species such as Eupilotes Enoptes on Eriogonum Nudum and Golden Hairstreaks. Planning to go up there next summer and look for Tehachapi Silverspots and Chlorine Blues.
Yes, I need to find an optimal time to see these species.
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