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Wisconsin butterfly footage...

12 years ago

Thought some of you might like to see some butterfly footage I took this summer in my yard in WI...

http://youtu.be/ny94iNKhpE8

Comments (2)

imabirdnut
12 years ago
Ted, thanks for sharing your video!!! It got me excited to see them again in a few months!!!
I have a question...the white BF bush you shot most of the BFs on...is that 'White Profusion'???
I have been collecting BF bushes now for a couple of years & had a 'White Profusion' next to an 'Attraction', a 'Bicolor' & a 'Black Knight' & the BFs here all but ignored it...so I moved it & replaced it with an 'Ellen's Blue'! I have several other kinds like 'Miss Ruby', 'Honeycomb', a couple of NOID light purples & they all attract BFs like your video...all except the 'White Profusion'. Just wondering if maybe it is a different kind or I just got one that didn't produce sweet nectar like yours???
Thanks again for giving me a "BF Fix"!!! ;o)
Lila
speyeria
Original Author
12 years ago
Hi Lila - glad you enjoyed it! White Profusion - that's it. Also use Pink Delight as well. The Black Knight don't seem to do as well in the cold winters here. That WP - they just show up day after day all summer to it - maybe you had a "lemon"! Good to know the other ones work that you mentioned...
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