Fritillaries fritter away their days sipping nectar and flitting about the gardens. Not a bad life . . . as long as they can escape beaks of birds and other predators.Echinacea is a favored flower for these Aphrodite Fritillary Speyeria aphrodite, 'NOT' butterflies. Throughout my blog, I have wrongly identified these butterflies. Thanks to Randy I finally get it! It is so funny how something can stare us in the face and we just never see it. Each of these composites is … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Favorite Fritillaries
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Favorite Fritillaries
Fritillaries fritter away their days sipping nectar and flitting about the gardens. Not a bad life . . . as long as they can escape beaks of birds and other predators. Echinacea is a favored flower for these Aphrodite Fritillary Speyeria aphrodite, 'NOT' butterflies. Throughout my blog, I have wrongly identified these butterflies. Thanks to Randy I finally get it! It is so funny how something can stare us in the face and we just never see it. Each of these composites is of a different … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Favorite Fritillaries
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES 2011 ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtails ~ Part Two
Tiger Swallowtail butterfly sipping Miss Kim Lilac bloomsFor Part Two of Eastern Tiger Swallowtails Papilio glaucus, we find the tiger-striped butterflies swimming in purples, yellows and greens instead of in the pink as seen in my last post. St. Valentine surely might smile over these Tiger Swallowtail lovers flying and swirling about high into the sky beneath the robust Rock Maples. A perfect female Tiger Swallowtail. Note the blue markings . . . which make me believe it … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES 2011 ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtails ~ Part Two
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES 2011 ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtails ~ Part Two
Tiger Swallowtail butterfly sipping Miss Kim Lilac blooms For Part Two of Eastern Tiger Swallowtails Papilio glaucus, we find the tiger-striped butterflies swimming in purples, yellows and greens instead of in the pink as seen in my last post. St. Valentine surely might smile over these Tiger Swallowtail lovers flying and swirling about high into the sky beneath the robust Rock Maples. A perfect female Tiger Swallowtail. Note the blue markings . . . which make me believe it … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES 2011 ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtails ~ Part Two
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ~ Three Years Blog Anniversary
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails Papilio glaucus in threes flitting above and about Miss Canada Lilac this past June. It seems most appropriate to mark my third blog anniversary with these endearing creatures. For years I had tried to capture Tiger Swallowtails flitting about in groups . . . and finally, after waiting in just the right place, for just the right amount of time ~ voila! If you are lucky, you might find the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillars munching on the leaves of … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ~ Three Years Blog Anniversary
