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Butterflies flit in the Harkness gardens

September 28, 2021 12:00 am • Last Updated: September 28, 2021 10:26 pm

By Dana Jensen
Staff Photographer

d.jensen@theday.com

A monarch butterfly takes off from a flower in the picking garden Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Waterford — Monarchs were attracted to the picking garden, with its wide selection of flowers, Tuesday.

The butterflies were landing on a flower for a short time before flying off to another, sometimes sharing a blossom with a bumblebee.

A monarch butterfly in the picking garden Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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