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Courting Skippers - Poanes melane - male - female
Copyright © 2013 Ron Hemberger

Courting Skippers - Poanes melane - Male Female
Riley Wilderness Park, Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California, USA
May 17, 2013
They got a room - twice - but never connected while I was there.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 18 May, 2013 - 12:35am
Last updated 19 May, 2013 - 11:02am

Umber Skippers
Moved from ID Request.

You may want to edit the sad tale of rejection ... just a thought
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 19 May, 2013 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for yet another moving experience, Robert.
Still, I'm sticking to my story.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 May, 2013 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

ID
Poanes melane
… Mike Hofmann, 19 May, 2013 - 10:36am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Mike.
.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 May, 2013 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

Maybe ...
something in the neighborhood of warblers [may's well be, when it come to ID'ing]
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 18 May, 2013 - 1:04am login or register to post comments

 
I was thinking more of tweakers...
...at least for the twitchy female.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 May, 2013 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

 
Business Opportunity
You could start a dating service, something catchy like The Tweaker Connection. Should be a hit in California.

EDIT: After pondering, probably not a good idea. I mean, if you can't even get skippers to mate ...
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 18 May, 2013 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

 
Point well taken.
Although I hate to shlep a lot of stuff, I am now carrying a special Butterfly Romance Pack when I hit the trail. Among other carefully selected items, it includes a boom box with a Barry White CD, plus a small package of Whitman Samplers. I figure flowers will be available locally. Next time I'm on an airplane, I plan to purchase a small bottle of adult beverages. Do you have a brand to suggest?
… Ron Hemberger, 18 May, 2013 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

 
From my experience ...
they prefer any of the malt beverages ... and I don't mean bobby socks and two straws variety
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 18 May, 2013 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

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