Author Topic: Birds, Butterflies and Dragonflies (Read 2847 times)

marla · « **on:** August 31, 2008, 12:15:21 AM »

A few shots of some things around the yard, the Swallow Tails are very numerous this year.
Some Tiger Swallowtails

Monarch

an Unknown

A Giant Swallowtail, not the best picture, it would not hold it's wings still for a second, wanted to get one outstreatched.

I beleive a Spicebush Swallowtail

Goldfinches

Bluebird....not the best, had to zoom to far

Little nesting Wren

Dragonflies

Joyce · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2008, 06:27:14 AM »

Fantastic shots.

The goldfinch on the echinacea is my favorite!

Kat · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2008, 09:03:02 AM »

Beautiful & you've got some great critters hanging around at your place

KatFish · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2008, 09:54:26 AM »

Nice! I love all the wildlife.

marla · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2008, 12:25:19 PM »

Thanks, the goldfinches are my favorite song bird around here, so colorful and quite comical to watch as they balance on some of the smallest of plants, like the Bachlor Buttons.

small fish · « **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2008, 07:38:39 PM »

woo, woo ... so much neat wildlife...

Myra

Ky Kim · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2008, 07:09:44 PM »

Great shots. I loved them ALL.

Kim

ponderer · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2008, 07:12:59 PM »

Nice to see the Monarchs!

marla · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2008, 09:24:07 PM »

Quote from: ponderer on September 02, 2008, 07:12:59 PM

Nice to see the Monarchs!

it is and yesterday I found another caterpiller readying to make a chrysalis

KatFish · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2008, 05:41:08 AM »

Very neat shots! How long between the two pics?

Ky Kim · « **Reply #10 on:** September 04, 2008, 06:37:19 PM »

Oh my. Love'm Love'm and Love'm. Great shots!

Kim

marla · « **Reply #11 on:** September 04, 2008, 07:21:39 PM »

Thanks Kim

Quote from: KatFish on September 03, 2008, 05:41:08 AM

Very neat shots! How long between the two pics?

KatFish... if you look the catterpiler is already changing, that picture was taken in the evening and the second the next late morning. I should take another as the yellow striping is gone that is now the gold band, also if you notice the gold dots.....they look like real gold. One year we had 27 chrysalises hanging on the house and a few in garden plants. If I'm lucky I'll get to see it emerge. I have pictures of one doing so from years ago. I did in-home daycare at the time and the kids and I watched it emerge while waiting for the bus. I photo documented that one from Catterpiler to Butterfly and the kids took the photo album to school for show and tell because I wouldn't let them have the butterfly.

Bonnie · « **Reply #12 on:** September 04, 2008, 07:50:30 PM »

Just beautiful Marla, Nature gives us alot of pleasure doesn't it!

LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 05, 2008, 08:44:22 AM »

Wonderful photos.

We don't have Monarchs here but we do have Tiger Swallowtails. American goldfinches are not in the city but are in rural areas so I have seen them wild but rarely. They are so pretty.

Indiana Karen · « **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2008, 03:29:13 PM »

Great pics of your butterflies. I love the finch on the coneflower. It's no wonder they like your yard, so many beautiful blooms.

About a month ago we had lots of butterflies but they have all disappeared. $:-\$ I mean totally gone. :'(
They were mostly tiger swallowtails, black swallowtails and a few monarchs. It has been very dry here, no rain since mid July, but I keep the flowers watered. I have only seen a couple monarch caterpillars earlier this summer, no chrysalis at all. I have a large area of milkweed planted near our deck. We usually find the chrysalis on the lawn chairs, brick wall, gutters, etc. I usually tag a few of them. So sad not to have any this year. :'(

Karen

KatFish · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2008, 03:30:59 PM »

'Scuse the ignorance, but what do you mean 'tag' them?

Indiana Karen · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2008, 03:39:05 PM »

Here's a link that explains it:
http://www.monarchwatch.com/tagmig/tag.htm

KatFish · « **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2008, 03:44:20 PM »

Wow, very cool. Thanks for the link.

lorraine1960 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2008, 02:20:10 PM »

WOW those pics are exquisit...you have a beautiful garden and the wildlife is extroidinary.....just beautiful

lorraiine

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2008, 08:06:21 PM »

Sooo Cool to have so much wildlife! Great photos too! Love the little wren nesting...cute!

Thank you for naming the Tiger Swallowtail, I have a few flying through my garden too!

Sandye · « **Reply #20 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:11:27 PM »

Wonderful pics of the wildlife and flowers, Marla!

My echinacea disappeared this year completely. I'm sure it was crowded out by the jonquils. I used to have a nice patch of echinacea that would come up after the jonquils died back...but no more. :'( Now I'm going to have to find another place to plant some more echinacea.

Mikey · « **Reply #21 on:** September 17, 2008, 09:48:09 AM »

Butterfly Heaven!