What's Flying Around - Page 5 - Wildlife Gardeners

bridget1964 · 07-11-2010, 04:04 PM

Released this female black swallowtail on Thursday after it eclosed. I found it as a caterpillar in June as it was munching on some parsley that was about to seed. I found another egg and caterpillar on the parsley today along with a bunch more monarch eggs and cats on milkweeds! How exciting!

jack · 07-11-2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bridget1964

Jack,
Nice photos! I am pretty sure this is an Eastern Swallowtail, not a Spicebush. A Spicebush has a single row of yellowish white spots. Eastern has a double row. I am not authority, but I am pretty sure... I have a very hard time telling the two of them apart when they are flitting around the yard.

Well, I trust that you're right. I've never seen a Spicebush Swallowtail. I may have been filling in missing blanks when trying to id it with a slant toward finding it to be the Spicebush. Ah well. It was beautiful anyway.

dapjwy · 07-11-2010, 08:06 PM

I should spend more time out in my yard---especially late in the day; aside from what is pictured, I saw a glimpse of what I think was a Baltimore oriole flying toward my blueberry bushes. It made an about face when it spotted me and disappeared behind the barn.

I was taking pictures of flowers and spotted some movement in the shadows: the butterfly in the first three pics. Then I spotted several bees and another buttefly.

IDs are welcome.

dapjwy · 07-11-2010, 08:11 PM

Here are the others I spotted this evening.

I think the ant on the jewelweed ruined my shot of the bumblebee (the blur in the lower left). I was getting ready to snap the shot when the bumblebee seemed to immediately abandon the idea of entering the flower when seeing the ant inside...but, I included the photo anyway...because it is the only thing "flying around" that was actually in flight in my pictures.

Sage · 07-12-2010, 12:49 PM

I don't know what this is, do you? Taken at Letchworth, Castile, NY

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

linrose · 07-13-2010, 07:12 AM

Nice photos swamp thing! I wish I could get a pic of zebra swallowtails. I haven't seen any since that day. They must have been passing through. I should just grab a chair and sit with my camera next to the coneflowers until something interesting comes along. Usually I'm just out wandering when I come across a great photo op. Unfortunately I rarely have my camera with me. Yesterday I saw a pair of goldfinches in my garden feasting on some Echinacea paradoxa seeds while perched on top of them. THAT would have been a cool pic! By the time I went inside to get the camera, they were gone.

I gotta learn to never leave the house without my camera!

dapjwy · 07-13-2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by linrose

Nice photos swamp thing! I wish I could get a pic of zebra swallowtails. I haven't seen any since that day. They must have been passing through. I should just grab a chair and sit with my camera next to the coneflowers until something interesting comes along. Usually I'm just out wandering when I come across a great photo op. Unfortunately I rarely have my camera with me. Yesterday I saw a pair of goldfinches in my garden feasting on some Echinacea paradoxa seeds while perched on top of them. THAT would have been a cool pic! By the time I went inside to get the camera, they were gone.

I gotta learn to never leave the house without my camera!

I'm with you, linrose, all too often, I'm out without a camera--or can't get to my cellphone fast enough to snap a picture. Oh well, at least we are seeing things worth photographing!

The goldfinches would've made a great picture...at least we can all picture them from your description.

linrose · 07-13-2010, 09:34 AM

I'm just thrilled that something I planted is actually attracting, and feeding, wildlife. I get really excited about it. That's great incentive for planting more natives!

ButterflyLinda · 07-15-2010, 01:20 AM

Me too about not having the camera handy when I really, really want a pic of something great. The other day, used to only seeing the usual summer birds, along comes a pretty one I hadn't ever seen before. So, naturally, I couldn't get a photo and can't figure out what it was! And one year, actual Malachite butterflies showed up in my yard! They were absolutely awe-inspiring, one of the best experiences I've ever had! I can't even describe how lovely they were. But again, no photo, no memento to look at...drat! I may have to go down to the border sometime and find out where to look for them so I can enjoy looking at photos of them again and again!

Cirsium · 07-15-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ButterflyLinda

Me too about not having the camera handy when I really, really want a pic of something great. The other day, used to only seeing the usual summer birds, along comes a pretty one I hadn't ever seen before. So, naturally, I couldn't get a photo and can't figure out what it was! And one year, actual Malachite butterflies showed up in my yard! They were absolutely awe-inspiring, one of the best experiences I've ever had! I can't even describe how lovely they were. But again, no photo, no memento to look at...drat! I may have to go down to the border sometime and find out where to look for them so I can enjoy looking at photos of them again and again!

You might find this butterfly park established by the North American Butterfly Association interesting:
Home Page Butterfly Park
And do remember to take your camera; we would enjoy looking at the photos too.

07-11-2010, 04:04 PM	#41
bridget1964 Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA	Released this female black swallowtail on Thursday after it eclosed. I found it as a caterpillar in June as it was munching on some parsley that was about to seed. I found another egg and caterpillar on the parsley today along with a bunch more monarch eggs and cats on milkweeds! How exciting! Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson http://mslenahan.edublogs.org/

07-11-2010, 08:06 PM	#43
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	I should spend more time out in my yard---especially late in the day; aside from what is pictured, I saw a glimpse of what I think was a Baltimore oriole flying toward my blueberry bushes. It made an about face when it spotted me and disappeared behind the barn. I was taking pictures of flowers and spotted some movement in the shadows: the butterfly in the first three pics. Then I spotted several bees and another buttefly. IDs are welcome. Attached Thumbnails

07-11-2010, 08:11 PM	#44
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Here are the others I spotted this evening. I think the ant on the jewelweed ruined my shot of the bumblebee (the blur in the lower left). I was getting ready to snap the shot when the bumblebee seemed to immediately abandon the idea of entering the flower when seeing the ant inside...but, I included the photo anyway...because it is the only thing "flying around" that was actually in flight in my pictures. Attached Thumbnails

07-12-2010, 12:49 PM	#45
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	I don't know what this is, do you? Taken at Letchworth, Castile, NY Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

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07-13-2010, 07:12 AM	#46
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	Nice photos swamp thing! I wish I could get a pic of zebra swallowtails. I haven't seen any since that day. They must have been passing through. I should just grab a chair and sit with my camera next to the coneflowers until something interesting comes along. Usually I'm just out wandering when I come across a great photo op. Unfortunately I rarely have my camera with me. Yesterday I saw a pair of goldfinches in my garden feasting on some Echinacea paradoxa seeds while perched on top of them. THAT would have been a cool pic! By the time I went inside to get the camera, they were gone. I gotta learn to never leave the house without my camera!

07-13-2010, 09:34 AM	#48
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	I'm just thrilled that something I planted is actually attracting, and feeding, wildlife. I get really excited about it. That's great incentive for planting more natives!

07-15-2010, 01:20 AM	#49
ButterflyLinda Salamander Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas	Me too about not having the camera handy when I really, really want a pic of something great. The other day, used to only seeing the usual summer birds, along comes a pretty one I hadn't ever seen before. So, naturally, I couldn't get a photo and can't figure out what it was! And one year, actual Malachite butterflies showed up in my yard! They were absolutely awe-inspiring, one of the best experiences I've ever had! I can't even describe how lovely they were. But again, no photo, no memento to look at...drat! I may have to go down to the border sometime and find out where to look for them so I can enjoy looking at photos of them again and again!