A Pair Of Fluttering Swallowtails...
Jul 27, 2018 10:19:06 #
roxiemarty wrote:
They are beautiful butterfly photos! Love thebacklighting. Very nice.
Your visit and comment is much appreciated, roxiemarty.... glad you liked!
Jul 27, 2018 10:20:44 #
Tazzy wrote:
Excellent set, those guys don’t stay in one place for long
I appreciate your visit and comment, Tazzy... these guys didn't seem to be in any rush and let me take so many shots... I find the black swallowtails are the ones that don't stay still!!
Jul 27, 2018 10:21:39 #
kpmac wrote:
Outstanding set, Angela.
Thank you kindly, Ken... this pair was in no rush to leave and they let me click away!!
Glad you enjoyed!
Jul 27, 2018 10:22:20 #
rlaugh wrote:
Excellent Angela!!
Thank you kindly, my friend... glad you liked!!
Jul 27, 2018 10:24:21 #
newtoyou wrote:
Beautiful. Don't they just love Budlea? Bill
Thank you, NTY... I do love my butterfly bushes... they attract all kinds, but the milkweed gets the monarchs to stay!!
Jul 27, 2018 10:26:24 #
Ed47 wrote:
Great shots, we have monarchs, yellow tail and black/blue butterflys but cant get close enough to ID them. The humming birds are returning along with dragonflys, The pond is busy with baby fish. Your pics have great detail and clarity.
Thanks so much, Ed... that's why I used my SX50, it can zoom straight across the yard to get the shots!! It sounds like your yard is all a flutter, as mine is.... did your fish have the babies or did you go back to the koi farm??
Jul 27, 2018 10:33:47 #
angela k wrote:
Thank you, NTY... I do love my butterfly bushes... they attract all kinds, but the milkweed gets the monarchs to stay!!
Plant parsly for Black, Spicebush for Spicebush,cherry for Tiger swallowtails. Plant Violets for many Fritillaries. Budlea feeds most butterflies and feeding moths. Water leaves and flowers lightly, makes more attractive to them. Nice shooting,. Bill
Jul 27, 2018 10:40:23 #
newtoyou wrote:
Plant parsly for Black, Spicebush for Spicebush,cherry for Tiger swallowtails. Plant Violets for many Fritillaries. Budlea feeds most butterflies and feeding moths. Water leaves and flowers lightly, makes more attractive to them. Nice shooting,. Bill
Wow.. Bill, you know a lot about butterflies!! I knew about the parsly, but not the other things.... but for right now, I'm just concentrating on raising monarchs since their population was going down. Last year I raised and released 23... hoping to match or beat that this year!!
Thanks again and enjoy the day and weekend!!!
Jul 27, 2018 10:58:29 #
angela k wrote:
Wow.. Bill, you know a lot about butterflies!! I knew about the parsly, but not the other things.... but for right now, I'm just concentrating on raising monarchs since their population was going down. Last year I raised and released 23... hoping to match or beat that this year!!
Thanks again and enjoy the day and weekend!!!
Thanks again and enjoy the day and weekend!!!
I mostly have a lot of books and 60ish years at it. Thank you for the compliment. I have raised and released many moths and Butterflies , the following is a partial list: Monarchs, Mourning cloak, many Fritillaries, Luna(easy) ,Polyphemus, Royal Walnut, Imperial, IO, Promethia Moths and many others. I welcome questions. Bill
Jul 27, 2018 12:36:43 #
newtoyou wrote:
I mostly have a lot of books and 60ish years at it. Thank you for the compliment. I have raised and released many moths and Butterflies , the following is a partial list: Monarchs, Mourning cloak, many Fritillaries, Luna(easy) ,Polyphemus, Royal Walnut, Imperial, IO, Promethia Moths and many others. I welcome questions. Bill
Thanks so much, Bill, for offering to share your knowledge!! I just started raising the monarchs last year, after not seeing them in my garden for a few years... I bought two milkweed plants and like magic they came!!! I watched many videos and read info and like I mentioned, successfully raised and released 23!! I bring them inside to keep them safe from preditors.... when you raised yours, did you do it inside and watch the entire amazing process?? I was even able to get a video of one wiggling out of his skin before going into chrysalis!! I've always loved nature and now I feel a closeness to the monarch.... since they've trusted me for two years!!
Take care and hope you enjoy the day!!!
Jul 27, 2018 13:06:44 #
Also meant to send these. Last year's Imperial moths. Do way less now, share a two BR condo. Great roommate, tho. Bill
Jul 27, 2018 13:14:44 #
newtoyou wrote:
Also meant to send these. Last year's Imperial moths. Do way less now, share a two BR condo. Great roommate, tho. Bill
They are beautiful and such gorgeous colors.... I'm assuming you found them dead, then did the mounting!! They look huge... what's the wingspan?? We have a wonderful butterfly house nearby and they have the most beautiful and unique butterflies and moths... sadly in captivity, they only live for 5-7 days, especially with the stress of all the children that pass through.
Hope your roommate is into photography and butterflies!!!
Jul 27, 2018 13:37:07 #
angela k wrote:
They are beautiful and such gorgeous colors.... I'm assuming you found them dead, then did the mounting!! They look huge... what's the wingspan?? We have a wonderful butterfly house nearby and they have the most beautiful and unique butterflies and moths... sadly in captivity, they only live for 5-7 days, especially with the stress of all the children that pass through.
Hope your roommate is into photography and butterflies!!!
Hope your roommate is into photography and butterflies!!!
No on both counts. The moths emerged too late to get food for the catepillars. These were frozen to 'euthanize'. I do not usually do this, but ... These were somewhat small due to scarcity of sweet gun. We had had a frost. Largest 105 mm. Bill
Jul 27, 2018 13:46:16 #
newtoyou wrote:
No on both counts. The moths emerged too late to get food for the catepillars. These were frozen to 'euthanize'. I do not usually do this, but ... These were somewhat small due to scarcity of sweet gun. We had had a frost. Largest 105 mm. Bill
To be honest, if I spotted one of them coming at me, knowing they were moths, I think I'd be screaming a bit!! lol..
Where are you located?
Jul 27, 2018 14:13:23 #
angela k wrote:
To be honest, if I spotted one of them coming at me, knowing they were moths, I think I'd be screaming a bit!! lol..
Where are you located?
To be honest, if I spotted one of them coming at me, knowing they were moths, I think I'd be screaming a bit!! lol..
Where are you located?
One hour S. by train. Annapolis,a mile from USNA +-. Want to see screamers, see my post today ' Too large far macro,overall'. I do not fear insects. I respect wasps and bees, stinging things. You get the picture. Bill
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