Tag: Falcate orangetip
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Transformation
We delight in the beauty of a butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. ~Maya Angelou Remember how excited I was to finally photograph a chrysalis of a Falcate Orangetip butterfly in that post a few days ago? Well, I kept watch on the remaining caterpillars, hoping to Read more…
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Success
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. ~Mary Oliver I imagine many of you already suspect me to be, shall we say, a nature nerd. This post probably will prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt. You may recall a post a few weeks back where I photographed a pair of Read more…
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The End Result of Butterfly Courtship
Paying attention to the world around you will help you develop the extraordinary capacity to look at mundane things and see the miraculous. ~Michael Mikalko Last week I did a post on the courtship behavior and egg-laying by Falcate Orangetip butterflies in our yard. I watched a female lay two eggs on two different plants Read more…
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Butterfly Courtship
My scientific life has been spent describing the interactions that occur when butterflies meet and trying to understand what is going on and why…I persist in following butterflies with stopwatch and notepad. ~Ronald L. Rutowski, North American Butterfly Association Yesterday’s sunshine (why can’t we seem to have at least two days in a row of Read more…
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