North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b) Life & gardens: make them beautiful
Repost from the May thread:
I just saw what looked like a moth or a giant bee, sort of, but acted like a hummingbird! So I searched for "hummingbird moth" and there it is! Couldn't get a picture because it wouldn't stay still for me. http://www.massaudubon.org/lea...
Sometimes, you can just feel blessed to see something beautiful like this.
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Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
I was so happy today to see a black swallowtail butterfly in the veg garden, visiting some of the small volunteer dill plants -- maybe laying eggs? Quite a few years ago we had a good population of the swallowtails and their cats -- that's when I started letting dill go pretty crazy in the garden; for the past few years, it's been a rare sighting (I think since the bad winter of 2013-2014). Last year I did find a couple of the caterpillars, so I hope this is signaling a comeback!
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion
Name: Dave Dayton, TN (Zone 7a) Blessed beyond all merit.
Good Lord! The front yard is abuzz with Pipevine butterflies but they are flying around like a bunch of schizophrenics and will not stay in one place long enough for a photo....YET. I'll get them eventually. My pipevine was covered with cats so I believe this bunch to be part of that group.
Christine,
Here's a pic of the moth I had last summer:
wildflowers said:They are beautiful and amazing to see!
Not too long ago I saw this caterpillar on the leaves of Virginia Creeper and was thinking it would probably become a beautiful hummingbird moth.
"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger
Name: Dave Dayton, TN (Zone 7a) Blessed beyond all merit.
Thanks @wildflowers Christine. It's just not sharp enough to show how gorgeous this butterfly is. He was also not cooperating in letting me get a shot and that incredible iridescent blue. I'll get him tomorrow I hope.
Name: Kurt Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a) Jai guru deva om
Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillars eat dill , fennel and pretty much any member of the parsley / carrot family of plants.
and speaking of BST butterflies after a month of inactivity I released BST female #10 today , still 3 chrysalises left.
A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.
A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.