B-Flies in the ‘Hood
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April 14, 2012, 11:08 am
Filed under: Arizona, Home | Tags: Arizona, Bad Haiku, Butterflies, Flora, Home
Filed under: Arizona, Home | Tags: Arizona, Bad Haiku, Butterflies, Flora, Home
Last year, in my yard, I got a Variegated Fritillary, some Skippers, and right down the alley, some Giant Swallowtails. This year I’m starting earlier and have a new one that I had to identify on the internet. These photos are of a Painted Lady!
There may have been 2. They’re fast and they’re hungry! Once again, as last year, they’re loving the lantana.
So I wrote another bad haiku in their honor:
Probing proboscis
Guzzles sweet nectar juices
Happy butterfly
And the Skippers are back, too! And probing. You can see their proboscises better by clicking on the photos.
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All that probing makes this kind of a sexy post!
Beautiful photos. Butterflies really do put a smile on my face every single time one flutters around.
Comment by Kara April 14, 2012 @ 11:15 amGorgeous photos, life is so beautiful and even more with butterflies around!
Comment by Niceartlife.com April 14, 2012 @ 1:49 pmI am so jealous of your lantana. Pennsylvania isn’t the best place to raise them
I tried twice to bring them inside for the winter but killed them both times. Now I just have to admire them from afar.
Comment by roadsidewonders (@RoadsideWonders) April 14, 2012 @ 7:23 pmVery nice photos! I’m starting to see a few butterflies here now too.
Comment by montucky April 14, 2012 @ 7:27 pmA beautiful series. You do the closer in work very well. Nice detail and color.
Comment by don April 15, 2012 @ 8:16 amThese are really beautiful Candace!
Comment by lisa April 16, 2012 @ 6:25 pmI love the bright spring colors in each of them.
Hi Candace,
Comment by Anna April 17, 2012 @ 10:43 amLucky you, butterflies already! You have to be fast to catch those gems. Love the interesting markings on the Painted Lady. Obviously how she got her name.
Spring in n WI is spelled crazy, as we got snow yesterday! So, enjoy that wonderful spring that you have:)
Hello. Ur photos are cativating. Will be back for more. Visit my blog too!
Comment by Editor Mindy April 17, 2012 @ 11:33 pmHow beautiful! You don’t need to go to the butterfly exhibit when you have this going on in your backyard!
Comment by kristasta April 17, 2012 @ 11:42 pm