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Beaver Creek Reserve Butterfly House 2011
I wandered out to Beaver Creek Reserve Wednesday to check out the Butterfly House that just opened for the year. I'm hoping to get back a few times later in the year to see what else has hatched out, but here's the early installment.
Monarch butterfly Northern crescent butterfly
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Wood-satyr
Mustard white butterfly
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American lady butterfly
These were so pretty and so cooperative--took way too many shots, but managed to winnow them down to three faves:
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it still amazes me that a butterfly so vibrant in color and beatuiful comes from a small little catterpiller.
beautiful pics hazel, and thank you
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You're welcome, breeze! If I make it back, I'll post more pics here and let ya know.
That transformation from caterpillar to butterfly always amazes me, too. There was a monarch there that was still pumping up its wings after emerging from its chrysalis and another chrysalis about to split open and release its occupant. Ran out of time, though, so I didn't get to see the emergence.
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"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference." "It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!" "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle." |
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oh those are so gorgeous, usually in august is when we see the most monarchs around here...well towards the end of august
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you mean your going back?? take me with you!!!! (you better come back and post more, I love looking at them)
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