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Harmony
September 22, 2023 - What could be better. A butterfly and a honey bee sharing the same blossom on our butterfly bush to feed and to pollinat...
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Amazing Migration
September 01, 2023 - Monarch butterflies are the only ones to complete a two way migration as do some birds. While Monarchs normally fly at a...
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Butterfly Bush
August 30, 2023 - From this perspective you can get a sense of how large the wingspan of this male eastern tiger swallowtail is. The femal...
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Profiled Swallowtail
August 28, 2023 - The eastern tiger swallowtail is very common throughout the eastern US. It is large with a wingspan of 3-6 inches and br...
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Papilio Glaucus
August 25, 2023 - The swallowtail butterfly are the second most easily recognized butterfly in the US. It is only second to that regal mon...
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The Monarch
August 23, 2023 - Several weeks ago the milkweed began to bloom in the wetland area behind our home. Shortly afterwards, first one monarch...
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Deception
August 21, 2023 - I called this capture "deception"because at a distance you think you may be looking at a small hummingbird or a large be...
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Hemaris Thysbe
August 20, 2023 - I was relaxing and watching the hummingbirds and the bees extract nectar from the bee balm and butterfly bush plants on...
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The Great Pollinator
August 16, 2023 - Honey bees are very important pollinators for flowers and fruit and vegetables making them "Super Pollinators". They tra...
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Full View
August 11, 2023 - Finally managed to capture a monarch butterfly coming directly toward me leaving the butterfly bush on our deck. This wa...
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Busy Bee
August 04, 2023 - Worker bees cannot carry very much pollen from that many flowers at any one time. As a result, a worker bee will visit b...
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The Host
July 31, 2023 - When we smell and taste we are actually sensing chemicals in our environment. To accomplish this task, we have chemorece...
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Monarch or Viceroy (?)
July 28, 2023 - A few facts about the monarch butterfly like the female shown in this photo.
The main difference between the female & m...
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Oh What A Web
February 15, 2023 - This large spider has three different names, the golden orb spider, the giant wood spider, and the banana spider.
The g...
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Papilio Glaucus
August 19, 2022 - Swallowtail butterflies can be found on every continent in the world. They are unique in that their lower wings are fork...
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On the Bee Balm
August 10, 2022 - While butterflies drink nectar from many species of wildflowers and shrubs, here they prefer the bee balm and the milkwe...
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On the Butterfly Bush
August 08, 2022 - It's the nectar that keeps them coming back. It's nature at its best and a pleasure to be able to have the opportunity t...
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Papilio Polyxenes
August 05, 2022 - While we have not been seeing the monarch butterflies hovering around the milkweed as in past years, the swallowtails ha...
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Spreading the Pollen
September 08, 2021 - This swallowtail was very actively spreading pollen from one flower to the next on our butterfly bushes. Not only do the...
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