Eastern Tiger Swallowtail --

Butterflies -Bees- Moths - Dragonflies

- from August 2013 on - will find most in Central North Carolina

.. older photos found in my yard .. around town .. Central Florida, USA ..

..since Dragonflies/Damselflies & Mosquito hawks had no home, this shall be where we can find them

.. now home to the Clearwing Moths

.. butterfly / moth list from 2013-2016 - 2017
NC only

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Mz Cabbage White . . .

Mz Cabbage White . . .

03 Apr 2015 8 18 219
has been in the neighborhood for at least a week - today, finally --- she stopped to visit the fading beauty of a Daff - she is welcome back any day ~ (c) All Rights Reserved * 1 note * .. Cabbage white butterfly ( Pieris rapae) - Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America -
.. Mum's visitor

.. Mum's visitor

09 Nov 2014 7 9 425
so busy - paid no mind to me - this is as up-close-and-personal - as I could get - without the lens touching - either him or the Mum - (c) All Rights Reserved - Canon PowerShot SX40 HS - 2014 Garden of Surprises - EXPLORE -
- still

- still

16 Oct 2014 4 6 385
on the Buddleia at the Arts Center - two Monarchs - very busy nectaring - around Noon EDT - (c) All Rights Reserved
Orange on orange ..

Orange on orange ..

10 Oct 2014 4 9 416
Monarch - on Lantana at the Arts Council - only one seen along with many Carpenter Bees - (c) All Rights Reserved - taken in North Carolina USA ^^ 1 note top Left ^^ -- Rainbow Building Site -- Orange --
.. buzz

.. buzz

09 Oct 2014 3 9 310
and nectar - go together with Carpenter Bees - love it when they figure I am too close - they do a very effective - 'buzz by' - move back, human ! (c) All Rights Reserved
Red-spotted purple ..

Red-spotted purple ..

02 Oct 2014 15 21 430
Delight ! A 'Lifer' for me .. Thanks to my SAB .. For so much help .. Flying Art near the Arts Council .. (c) All Right Reserved EXPLORE ! How wonderful ~
.. at last !

.. at last !

26 Sep 2014 6 6 621
2 pm EDT - sighted two Monarchs on Lantana - not my yard - had to seek them out - on the grounds of the Arts Council - both were very active - no leisurely sips - but, oh how wonderful to see them ! (c) All Rights Reserved
.. what ?

.. what ?

21 Sep 2014 7 8 493
''do you want something ? sigh - humans with those black boxes ''- got a great laugh from that expression - right place - right time - (c) All Rights Reserved
Flutter !

Flutter !

20 Sep 2014 2 4 401
- this is about a still as this butterfly was - constantly back and forth - so what I got is what you get - sometimes that's the way it goes - at least he was there ~ (c) All Rights Reserved Cabbage White butterfly (Pieris rapae)
Life within the nectar . .

Life within the nectar . .

16 Sep 2014 5 7 514
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose . . ." [ taken from a site of quotes on the internet ] There is beauty in all things .. intense .. soft .. and fading .. It is there for us to enjoy .. (c) All Rights Reserved SOOC - Straight Out Of Camera
Common Buckeye ..

Common Buckeye ..

15 Sep 2014 17 19 623
jeffpippen.com/butterflies/commonbuckeye.htm - last seen here in early July - went zooming past me - onward with the camera ! - they don't flit too much - tend to stay and enjoy the nectar before moving on - hope this is a sign the Swallowtails and Monarchs might arrive - just a short visit would make me a happy camper ! - 1 note - (c) All Rights Reserved ^^ 17 Sept 2014 ^^ found in What's Hot !
Re-fueling ..

Re-fueling ..

15 Sep 2014 8 13 438
Hummingbird Clearwing, Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris thysbe) - jeffpippen.com/naturephotos/hemaris-thysbe.htm (c) All Rights Reserved ** 2 notes **
Carpenter -

Carpenter -

12 Sep 2014 2 9 398
bees at work .. very large .. quite loud, too .. saw one .. then two .. they didn't get along, either .. then - there were four .. I bid them a good day .. exit stage right ~ (c) All Rights Reserved
Beauty is . .

Beauty is . .

22 Aug 2014 2 6 390
as we each see it - different as we all are - yet, similar - a Swallowtail - ragged - beginning to fade - beautiful still - (c) All Rights Reserved
- just because

- just because

22 Aug 2014 2 5 334
Swallowtail butterfly on Buddleia davidii - edited in PicMonkey - (c) All Rights Reserved PaulOClassic .. thank you for your talents; you help me push further..
- wings

- wings

22 Aug 2014 5 9 419
of beauty - large Eastern Tiger Swallow Tail butterly - still seeing a few - saw another Swallowtail - dark color through the kitchen window - was in a hurry - no photo op there ! (c) All Rights Reserved
.. move

.. move

20 Aug 2014 4 8 407
.. go away .. I told him .. the Robber Fly is here .. the Skippers all disappeared .. so did the American Lady butterfly .. one wasn't lucky .. the Robber Fly caught a Carpenter Bee .. know it is all part of Nature .. but it really bothered me .. cause I looked up what the Robber Fly does .. guess this is how I felt when I saw the aerial capture of the Carpenter Bee (c) All Rights Reserved *** 2 notes top left *** [ am going drumming tonight - play frame drum with a Folk/Celtic group -- that should help ]
- blue sky

- blue sky

18 Aug 2014 1 3 310
.. and purple delight .. Clematis [ Kardynal Wyszynski ]in the center .. Buddleia davidii on both sides .. hosting the Skipper visitors (c) All Rights Reserved - no enhancement - collage done in PicMonkey -
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