Busy bees in Whitehorse

Ah, summer in Yukon!

Some City of Whitehorse workers were maintaining a flower bed today beside Two Mile Hill.

When I approached to take a picture I could see many bumblebees going flower-to-flower.

Flowers of Yukon: All around Whitehorse

All these flowers were photographed during a bike ride. Late July seems to be their peak time of year.

Wings of spring: Mourning cloak butterfly

Spring means the return of buzzing, crawling, hopping and flying insect life.

This butterfly — thanks to commenter PSYL for pointing out it’s a Mourning cloak! — has likely arrived from a long migration.