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| I played with the camera some today.
Here's a male spicebush swallowtail on Ellen's Blue butterfly bush -
And here's a male pipevine swallowtail on the same bush -
I've got my own "pet" butterflies - red-spotted purples. They love to alight on my porch (where many of them were raised, I'm sure) the front steps, and the front yard. They've landed on me a few times, too -
Considering that this is still May, and there are so many chrysalides still in the cages on my porch, plus who knows how many outside, this has continued to be a great lep year!
Sherry |
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- Posted by catherinet z5 (My Page) on Wed, May 30, 12 at 8:31
| Beautiful pictures Sherry! |
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- Posted by butterflymomok (My Page) on Wed, May 30, 12 at 12:30
| Ditto! |
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| gorgeous photos! |
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- Posted by coolbutterfly 5A (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 12 at 15:37
| Beautiful Sherry! My Ellen's blue is getting bigger but no blooms yet. The only RSP I saw in our garden last year was on Ellen's Blue. After almost 10 inches of rain in May, the garden is off to a beautiful start! |
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- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Tue, Jun 5, 12 at 22:01
| Would you send me some of that rain, Tony? We're drying up down here! :( I got this picture of a male tiger swallowtail today on Ellen's Blue again. I added a frame around the picture and a "fade" on the edges -
Sherry |
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- Posted by susanlynne48 OKC7a (My Page) on Wed, Jun 6, 12 at 6:24
| Love the "fade-out edge" frame, MissSherry! My Ellen's Blue just started blooming yesterday and I must say it IS blue! Such a beautiful butterfly bush. My Bicolor blooms the earliest. 'Royal Red' also bloomed yesterday as well. But it's amazing that they all bloomed wihin just a few days of each other. What timing! I finally saw a Giant Swallowtail yesterday - a HUGE one. I may have to move to my daughter's house because she has lots of butterflies around, and no butterfly plants. The fantastic ladies that live next door - two sisters who care for their father, have a great garden with lots of flowers that are probably what is attracting them. Also, she lives within a mile of one of the city lakes. I am convinced that butterflies like to hang close to water. Susan |
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- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Wed, Jun 6, 12 at 10:30
| Absolutely gorgeous! |
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