Kate Taylor is a lifelong nature lover and photographer. She discovered butterflies while searching for a distraction during the COVID lockdown. In the years since she has studied butterflies intensively. She has taken thousands of photos of butterflies and plants while out wandering. She's an active participant in the second Vermont Butterfly Survey and spends her free time exploring and studying the nature of Vermont. Kate's indoor interests include woodworking, poetry, and training her dog to do useless tricks. She lives in Central Vermont with her partner, their German Shepherd, two cats and a small flock of chickens.
""Here before you, in Vermont's very own field guide to butterflies, is a celebration of these most enchanting insects. Kate Taylor's field guide is your invitation to discover butterflies most anywhere in Vermont--from meadows to mountains, bogs to backyards."" --Bryan Pfeiffer, naturalist, and author at Chasing Nature ""A welcome new source of information for novice and intermediate butterfly enthusiasts, home gardeners and people who are interested in natural history conservation. Middle school teachers might consider purchasing copies for their classrooms to take along on field trips or for use as a resource for natural history science projects. Conservation commissions, land trusts, garden clubs and other organizations could use this book while visiting their public lands and/or considering potential new habitats to invest in."" --Laurie DiCesare, Vermont Entomological Society