Wordless Wednesday 283: Monarch in a Pine Tree

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Wordless Wednesday 190: Monarch

All photos taken September 2015 at UW Arboretum in Madison, WI

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Wordless Wednesday 141: Butterfly and Coneflowers



Tiger Swallowtail with Purple Coneflowers



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Thursday Thirteen 301: Blooming Butterflies

In mid-August, a friend and I were at Olbrich Botanical Gardens during one of the final days of this year's "Blooming Butterflies" event, held in the Bolz Conservatory. Here are thirteen photos of some of the butterflies seen.

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A friend and I were at the last day for Olbrich Garden's "Blooming Butterflies" over the weekend. Just as we were ready to leave the conservatory, a swallowtail suddenly took a fancy to my shoe, delaying our departure for some ten or fifteen minutes, until the would-be stowaway found another place to rest. Sadly, I don't think this butterfly will last very long. As you can see, one of his wings is damaged, making it difficult for him to fly.

 

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Thursday Thirteen 214: Blooming Butterflies

Last weekend being the final days for Olbrich Garden's "Blooming Butterflies" exhibit, a couple friends and I headed over to the Bolz Conservatory Saturday morning. We timed our visit well this year, as there were a lot of butterflies to be admired. Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure.

Oh—I have a laminated flyer bought during a previous exhibit to tell me the names of the vaious butterflies. I had it out just last month, but do you think I could find it when it came time to do this post? 'Course not. Naturally, it will turn up a week from now. The monarchs should be pretty obvious, but I'm afraid you're on your own for most of the others.



Spicebush Swallowtail





Giant Swallowtail


This Painted Lady decided to hitchhike a while on my friend's shirt. As you can see, the poor thing is missing a bit of its wing.





I found this one playing hide-and-seek among the tropical foliage.











This swallowtail started to land on my pants hem, then veered off and landed in the shrubbery. It was extremely rare to see these lying still, as they were some of the most active butterflies.


We had to look a-ways up for this one. It was pointed out to us by a kindly older gent who had noticed it. Smart butterfly—he found the orange tree!



This picture is actually from the outside gardens, where we did not linger long due to the high heat (90 degrees) and humidity. Not that it was any cooler inside the Conservatory.

Next week I'll share some of the other photos taken inside Olbrich's Bolz Conservatory. There are some really cool tropical plants here!






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