{"id":129128,"date":"2024-06-01T02:57:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T07:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=129128"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:33:05","slug":"red-admiral-butterfly-in-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/06\/01\/red-admiral-butterfly-in-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Admiral Butterfly in Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even though I used to see Red Admiral butterflies in Utah, I am still excited to see so many of this butterfly species here in Oklahoma and in Texas too.<\/p>\n

\"RedRed Admiral butterfly on the road – Nikon D500, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Here in Oklahoma I’ve noticed more than a few Red Admirals on the roads, both gravel and hardtop, and I think they are on the roads to locate salt and other minerals. I know that butterflies do that at puddles.<\/p>\n

Most of the Red Admirals I see here in Oklahoma are on the wing or nectaring on the abundance of wildflowers here.<\/p>\n

I’m having so much fun finding, photographing, and identifying butterflies, plants, and the birds in my newly adopted state of residence.<\/p>\n

I have some more new-to-me butterflies that I will be sharing when I can. Some I am even finding in the yard here that are feasting on the nectar of the native wildflowers. There is not even one blade of bluegrass here!<\/p>\n

It has been so windy, rainy, and cloudy recently that I haven’t had much time to photograph at home. On sunny days, I have been on the road to the nearby refuges. I understand this kind of weather isn’t quite typical for this time of the year at this location.<\/p>\n

I’ll be rocking and rolling with whatever the weather throws at me in between journeys out into the field! I will say it is quite a switch from Utah’s weather.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my insect and spider photos in their galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even though I used to see Red Admiral butterflies in Utah, I am still excited to see so many of this butterfly species here in Oklahoma and in Texas too. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13973,7167,15021],"tags":[12065,12066,4004,13985,13984,6041,6042,6790,7173,7168,2326,165,7169],"class_list":["post-129128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oklahoma","category-red-admiral-butterflies","category-tishomingo-national-wildlife-refuge","tag-admiral","tag-admirals","tag-adult","tag-bottomland-hardwood-forests","tag-bottomlands","tag-butterflies","tag-butterfly","tag-gravel","tag-red-admiral","tag-red-admiral-butterfly","tag-road","tag-spring","tag-vanessa-atalanta"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t