Eyeing female depositing an egg on hidden Wild CarrotA lucky sighting! A female Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes (Fabricius), 1775 deposits an egg. 1st and 2nd Instar3rd Instar4th Instar5th InstarSpinning thread and Letting Go!Talk about a weight loss that many would envy . . . the Black Swallowtail evacuates its entire digestive system before becoming a chrysalis. Note how much smaller it is in the shots above . . . when comparing to the photographs of the caterpillar eating … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Favorite Eastern Black Swallowtail
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Favorite Eastern Black Swallowtail
Eyeing female depositing an egg on hidden Wild Carrot A lucky sighting! A female Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes (Fabricius), 1775 deposits an egg. 1st and 2nd Instar 3rd Instar 4th Instar 5th Instar Spinning thread and Letting Go! Talk about a weight loss that many would envy . . . the Black Swallowtail evacuates its entire digestive system before becoming a chrysalis. Note how much smaller it is in the shots above . . . when comparing to the photographs … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Favorite Eastern Black Swallowtail
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES Of 2011 ~ Favorite Monarchs
The much beloved and admired Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus begins this series of my favorite butterflies from the gardens of 2011. I so look forward to their return each summer and delight in finding their tiny etched eggs on milkweed plants. It is more exciting when I see the female actually fastening her eggs. I should truly love to be a butterfly . . . a Monarch emerging in late summer, so I could fly to Mexico. Ah . . . to have the courage of a butterfly! I should wish … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES Of 2011 ~ Favorite Monarchs
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES Of 2011 ~ Favorite Monarchs
The much beloved and admired Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus begins this series of my favorite butterflies from the gardens of 2011. I so look forward to their return each summer and delight in finding their tiny etched eggs on milkweed plants. It is more exciting when I see the female actually fastening her eggs. I should truly love to be a butterfly . . . a Monarch emerging in late summer, so I could fly to Mexico. Ah . . . to have the … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES Of 2011 ~ Favorite Monarchs
A Piece of the Center . . . Centerpieces For Katarina
Fritillary Sipping in the Center of Echinacea Bloom Black Swallowtail Going Into the CenterThistleBluebird in Nestbox Entrance CenterBaby Indigo Bunting Flower Hill Farm's Black Cherry (Michael's tree) in the Center of a double RainbowCenterpieces for a WeddingPlaying with the notion of centers and centerpieces for Katarina … [Read more...] about A Piece of the Center . . . Centerpieces For Katarina
