Potpourri of life

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This was an amazing assortment of life and shows why wet places are so important.The blue butterflies are Colorado Hairstreaks (Hypaurotis crysalus). The cattail leaves belong to Typha domingensis. Dogwood leaves (Cornus sp.) are also present, along with several other species.We often hear about how removing clutter in photography is often important. And that can be certainly true; but "clutter" is what this picture is all about.Picture also shows a green algae bloom; but not all algal blooms are bad. The algae and aquatic plants has attracted this diversity of life.September 11, 2015, Millcreek Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, elev. 6040 ft.