Zebra Swallowtail Butterflies "puddling" (sipping minerals from the soil). Hard to spot until you were almost on top of them!

They're often seen zipping through bottomlands, especially forested swamps, where pawpaw (Asimina triloba), their host plant, grows.

Back in Port Isaac, a Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae.

Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae.

Red Admiral.
Francie Stoutamire Photography