Butterflies and Moths

There were 16 beautiful Monarchs in prime condition migration through here today. Many stopped and fed all day and 6 were feeding right till dusk. They will have roosted close-by . It never less than pure joy to see these butterflies. I took around 150 photos and some video !

There were 16 beautiful Monarchs in prime condition migration through here today. Many stopped and fed all day and 6 were feeding right till dusk. They will have roosted close-by . It never less than pure joy to see these butterflies. I took around 150 photos and some video ! EXPLORED !

In the evening sunlight.... she just took my breath away....... We hear of the 'bad' in this world ...... ........ and forget there is so much more GOOD and BEAUTY EXPLORED !

I have only seen a Variegated Fritillary here once in four years (I get lots of Gulf Fritillary's) . Now this past 4 days...I am seeing at least one everyday ! I am delighted ! I have not seen many Bees at all in the past 2 Summers (which is worrying).... and now suddenly this past 3 weeks... Honey Bees everywhere. JOY !! The Cucumber Beetles... well.... they are always bumbling around ! EXPLORED !

Happiness is Nectar Banquet !

Hope you love these as much as I do ! I am still getting one or two come through. Very soon they will be gone from here. The front runners are now approaching their migration ends in Mexico. The Incredible Journey

Hope you love these as much as I do ! I am still getting one or two come through. Very soon they will be gone from here. The front runners are now approaching their migration ends in Mexico. The Incredible Journey EXPLORED !

The Sulphur butterflies are still here with just a very few others now. This morning the light was just magical. EXPLORED !

These are all survivors.. the Morning Glory..... of 100 plants I grew from seed.. just this one finally made if after I lost so much to the Deluges . The Coral Honeysuckle ... finished ages ago.. but this week... it put up two flowers up high. The butterflies.. the Sulphur's are still here... all these will go with the overdue frost. The Morning Glory and the Honeysuckle are about 4 feet above my head ! Considering that yesterday we had severe thunderstorms and were under Tornado Watch.. the blue sky and russet Black Jack Oak leaves are the bonus !

These are all survivors.. the Morning Glory..... of 100 plants I grew from seed.. just this one finally made if after I lost so much to the Deluges . The Coral Honeysuckle ... finished ages ago.. but this week... it put up two flowers up high. The butterflies.. the Sulphur's are still here... all these will go with the overdue frost. The Morning Glory and the Honeysuckle are about 4 feet above my head ! Considering that yesterday we had severe thunderstorms and were under Tornado Watch.. the blue sky and russet Black Jack Oak leaves are the bonus ! EXPLORED !

Yesterday we had very high winds.. and a tree down.. a fence smashed. Today.. calm and sunny and I rebuilt the fence and cut up the tree. I am sore and tired ! The Butterflies and Skippers are all but gone... the frosts are late. Now hanging on to the last shreds of life and colour before Winter comes

And now... there are none........ till Spring comes ! EXPLORED !

Just one... and looking for the last few flowers that missed the frost. Yellow Happiness ! The wings were almost perfect.. just one tiny ragged edge on the side you cant see in the pic ! EXPLORED !

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Tiny little butterflies with the males being a glorious blue when they open their wings. They are hyperactive and rarely sit still long at the start of the season. The False Sunflowers are just beginning to bloom. EXPLORED !

Finally the butterflies are beginning to show. Today a Common Buckeye and a Pipevine Swallowtail and a Gulf Fritillary and an American Lady EXPLORED !

Little Dancer EXPLORED !

It finally sat still for a moment ! EXPLORED !