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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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 Posted - Jul 30 2011 : 07:45:30 AM
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don't know if it is global warming or what but I have never seen so many butterflies.
We,ve been camping for 3 weeks and they are everywhere. I usually see monarchs and swallowtails but in the past week I have seen some that are bright blue, bright red and an interesting black one. Guess I'll have to get a butterfly book
Michele
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Turtlemoon
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
378 Posts
Tanya
Port Orchard
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jul 31 2011 : 4:16:02 PM
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a couple of weeks ago when camping we were fishing along the river and a huge cluster of butterflies were basking in the sun on the rocks... at least 50+ monarch's. Not sure if there was a little hanky panky going on as well, lol, but even the puppy sat mesmerized by them!
Raggedy Ann stuck in a Barbie Doll World
FarmGirl#1737
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Forrester Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
703 Posts
Ann
Belmont
MI
USA
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Posted - Aug 02 2011 : 08:51:56 AM
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I've been noticing an exceptional amount of butterflies too - but thought it was just because of some new flowers that we put in this year. Perhaps it's not all about us - LOL!
Ann
Forrester Farm
www.forresterfarm.com
(site, blog & etsy shop)
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
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deborah
nutley
nj
USA
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Posted - Aug 03 2011 : 4:45:14 PM
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hi
i noticed the same thing in my backyard as well
and praying mantis..
maybe its a good sign? hopefully
deborah
inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
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Woodswoman
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Jennifer
Altamont
NY
USA
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Posted - Aug 09 2011 : 6:51:54 PM
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I help run a summer "service learning" program at my school - Butterfly Station, where we raise butterflies, maintain a butterfly garden, and give tours of them to the public, along with a butterfly museum, gift shop,and arts & crafts room. (BTW - I do the training, but middle school students run it with supervision).
Anyway, we had a monarch boom this year. In 13 years of doing this we have never had so many caterpillars and butterflies all at once. Lots of swallowtails as well.
I think it's just a really good year for them!
Jennifer
Farmgirl Sister #104
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