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Visitors From Europe ..

Lots and lots of great photo's and info


Bunches of These also .. lady Butterfly said no photo today ,,,

Pretty!!

mellielong said:Mark, they have Red Admirals in Europe, too!? That little butterfly gets around. And kudos for getting a picture because they are super fast. Also, one of those butterflies that prefers the gross stuff to flowers.

Said gross stuff was in the neighbors' garden, under a tree. And there were at least three butterflies on it, all Admirals. This one decided to take a break from his feast, hence the photo.

Said gross stuff is not the best Prop for a photo shoot.

I have trying to photo a smallish Black Swallowtail and a low flying Monarch #17 so far A big Bright winged female the Monarch ,

Did get these ,
Painted lady ? and Pecks Skipper ?

a few Variegated Fritillary cell phone shots





a buckeye ...........................................and a black st cat cell pic from yesterday

krobra Beautiful ,,,

Nice! Quite a few black ST cats on that. I love those Variegated Frits.
Really nice photo on the Tithonia Jim.

My Guys are out in full force today... along with some other friends most of which I couldn't even begin to get a pic of....
Don't know how you guys get such great shots....

Uh Donna, you got some pretty impressive shots there yourself. Beautiful!


I have 2 cats that just went into their J's, 5 who are working on their silk button and 1 in chrysalis. That makes 8 fewer mouths to feed.

It was raining when I left for Starbucks about 11am, but this White Peacock insisted on sitting on the Porterweed.



Eventually, it stopped raining. I always say the day after a rainy day (or three rainy days) is a great time to spot butterflies because they're all hungry!

This female Spicebush did a quick fly by.



Same or different White Peacock out on the Spanish Needles.



I think this Cloudless Sulphur was new because it couldn't fly too well. Plus, look how flawless it is. I got it on my finger for about two seconds before it tried to take off again. I told it to be careful - there was a Robber Fly nearby!



This afternoon, I had another Pipevine Swallowtail emerge! Appeared to be female.

Those white peacocks sure are pretty little things aren't they? Somehow their patterning fascinates me. Great shots as always Melanie.

I just love that White Peacock

They're Dad's favorite butterfly! They are really cool. Seeing a fresh one is awesome. Like seeing a Buckeye when it's fresh. They're so much more complex than you think until you really look at a new one.

fla We don't get those here so a couple Melanie shows are a special treat , As was our friend from Argentina and a few who only show rarely ,
Nice to watch our planet alive in the Gardens ..

It goes both ways, Jim! You know I like seeing the Red-Spotted Purples and the Silver Spotted Skippers. Plus, I only get Red Admirals in the spring so it's nice to see them throughout the year.

Melanie Yes Indeed !!!.. Really nice Mood Boosters ,!!! Wonderful information ,
And for a number of us ,Great , great , Refreshers

Sad news on my swallowtail cat, who hadn't moved for a day or so, and I thought might be molting. But today it's definitely dead, I'm afraid.

I was out on the water from 8:30 this morning until just now, and came home to find him stuck to a leaf with his little body collapsing. I'm very disappointed, and sad for him. Hope Mama comes by and tries again.

Awwwwwwwwwww, so sad Elaine.