More Butterflies!

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nanny_56
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More Butterflies!

Post by nanny_56 »

RED-spotted Purples enjoy nectaring on fruit too!
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Claudia
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Re: More Butterflies!

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COMMA
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QUESTION MARK
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MONARCH
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MOURNING CLOAK....beautiful butterfly!
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Claudia
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Re: More Butterflies!

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PECK"S SKIPPER
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SILVER SPOTTED SKIPPER
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SILVERY CHECKERSPOT
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SPRING AZURE
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HACKBERRY EMPEROR
Claudia
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Re: More Butterflies!

Post by nanny_56 »

HACKBERRY EMPEROR...
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One of the SULPHURS....I find it very hard to ID BF's in this group!!
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BUCKEYE...
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Claudia
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nanny_56
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Re: More Butterflies!

Post by nanny_56 »

Put some fruit out and just see what you might get!
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Claudia
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Re: More Butterflies!

Post by gamekeeper »

Keep planting more things to attract butterflies,will have to try the fruit maybe that will help.
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Re: More Butterflies!

Post by nanny_56 »

lots BF's love rotting fruit....so if you can try leaving some out some where you will see some. It looks like this wet cold spring is going to hurt with the BF population, so be patient! I have had very few so far this spring even with fruit out.
Claudia
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest" - John Muir
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