Time for a new thread
here is a monarch from a slightly different perspective
we came from here http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1196500/
Daily butterfly pictures #89
Ooo, I like that BCH. Thanks for starting a new thread.
Here's a Tiger Swallowtail. This guy could not get enough of the zinnias yesterday.
A little summer azure was flitting around.
Thank BCH for a new thread, thanks Mrs. Ed for the link. I will return with a pair of Tigerswallowtail butterflies this afternoon.
Like that one also but the other was georgeous! Thanks for the new thread!
Nice ones Marna. I bet I am missing the wee bfs since I don't get outside much now days unless I can see something flying.
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Like that TST Mrs. ED--here's a photo about the future
A pair of Tigerswallowtails? A male and a dark form female?
He by himself.
OK Lily I will start chanting Alabama to the cats-LOL
In the meantime here is a TST female
Wow that's a lot of Monarchs!!
Hackberry emperor on the rotting oranges.
Thanks BCH, now if we have many chanting along, maybe it will be more effective? lol. Marna, can't recall if I've ever seen a Hackberry Emperor before. That just reminds me to set out some left over fruits to attract more butterflies.
Gray Hairstreak;
Looking down the walkway, one will see a whole lot of frass going on. lol Looking up the Catalpa tree this is what one gets! ^_^
Wow..... that's amazing! Send some up our way
It's the Catalpa cats. second brood, in the early spring when the tree was making flowers we had one brood then. Crit, I'll have to chanting Oklahoma likes BCH does (for Alabama) when these guys eclose. lol I hope that they will escape predators for I've all kind of flowers that dependent upon them to be pollinated, such as this one. :)) A plumeria.
A tuberosa gay butterflies Mrs. ed this is as red as I've ever seen them--they just get a tint to them--hopefully you can see this in this photo.
my favorite nectar plant is finally blooming--hopefully some BF's will notice this--I have seen hummers on them though
Yes, BCH both butterflies and hummingbirds love love these flowers. I just discovered them (flowers) this year, and I'm saving seeds.
Lily--I started playing "Sweet Home Alabama" and they started moving to the music
Oh my goodness, I need to turn the boom box on when I gardening outside so they can make the connection then. Thank you, BCH. ^_^
Holy smokes. Are those ALL from your yard? Or do you go collect them elsewhere?
Yah, that's what my orange Gay Butterflies looks like. FYI, here's a picture that promotes the three colors.
http://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/assets/butterfly_weed_gay_butterflies_4x3.jpg
I think my Tithonia torch was mis-packaged. It is short and compact this year, only about 4' instead of the usual 7 ish. It too, has just started blooming.
From our yard, and from the soybean field down the road--I just purchased 200 tags from monarchwatch, so weve been getting busy--although these will eclose too soon to be tagged.
I have never had gay butterflies look like that picture--not even close
Great Spangled Fritillary--1st one I've seen in weeks--we have planted over 300 nectar plants, and this fritillary was fighting over 1 bloom w/ a TST--maybe that's why we have a shortage
Mrs Ed there is a short variety of Tithonia that I like to grow--2-3ft. Maybe they got cross polinated. i saved some seed from the short variety and got some 4-5" plants, as I also grow the standard.
see photo below of miniature
whoops, thought I had flipped that photo
Those flowers sure are butterflies and hummingbirds attractants!
Hah, today must be the day these (perhaps) 5th instar of the Catalpa cats. to venture out to the ground and looking for place to pupate? They're all over the ground and on the grass.
TST on BB
Wow, that is an adorable Tithonia. I grew a short one that was yellow. Can't remember the name. I like the tall ones because I plant them on the outside of the yard's fence. I can see them from the house.
I had a good day of monitoring today. Well, somewhat good. Lots of buckeyes and wood nymphs. Few other things. I"ll have to upload tomorrow though.
Marna, I'm looking forward to your monitoring day's pics. BCH, pretty 'girl' TST on the butterfly-bush. :)
You got it down Lily!
Well if I wasn't so lazy I would look at my pics of a Gulf Frit I spotted today. I just remembered right before we took off on errands I saw one and snapped a couple shots. BFs are few and far between here. Just heard tonight we are in for about 10 more days of 106-110 temps. Lord I am so over this enough is enough! Today makes 29 days straight 100 or higher days.
Banner day for butterflies saw 4 monarchs at once outside--I think that's the most for the year.
Silver Spotted Skipper
TST
Congrats BCH!
Well here are a few from yesterday. The big action was at the puddle. The first time I ever monitored, this puddle was full and there were tons of butterflies there. So I included it in the route! This is the first time this year it has been wet there.
Two Buckeyes and a Pearl Crescent
Red spotted purple. they always love to puddle.
And look at how pretty they are on the underside.
An unknown skipper. I'll have to go through my book later.
second viceroy for me ever.
that's all for now. i'll have a few more later.
Nice Viceroy, I thought I saw one today, but couldn't get close enough for an ID--or a picture