tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post7227995448802675717..comments2023-10-12T11:32:47.605+01:00Comments on Words, Words, Words...: Camera Critters...Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-45994533086877580002011-08-01T08:40:15.537+01:002011-08-01T08:40:15.537+01:00I'll bet that lavender smelled delicious!I'll bet that lavender smelled delicious!Ellen Whytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036407326752053191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-91840912816814778292011-07-31T22:03:22.105+01:002011-07-31T22:03:22.105+01:00Now, the thing is... Butterflies... Lovely wings...Now, the thing is... Butterflies... Lovely wings... But let me see their legs and those feelers and I'm, like, argh! (To slip, briefly, into modern parlance...)<br /><br />PennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-88290884330663615962011-07-31T12:55:44.076+01:002011-07-31T12:55:44.076+01:00What fabulous shots. One of those butterflies look...What fabulous shots. One of those butterflies looks as if it has a pair of lips on its back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-75074082704316064352011-07-31T01:05:23.877+01:002011-07-31T01:05:23.877+01:00What a gift to be able to head to a close farm and...What a gift to be able to head to a close farm and capture these great shots.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-57022077852978478572011-07-30T16:33:56.776+01:002011-07-30T16:33:56.776+01:00Barbara: Oh dear those poor kitties. Perhaps the o...Barbara: Oh dear those poor kitties. Perhaps the only thing you can do at the moment is keep an eye on them and put down food so they don't go hungry. We have groups who care for feral cats, do you have anything similar?Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-66559199074567581322011-07-30T14:47:25.654+01:002011-07-30T14:47:25.654+01:00I wish I knew more about the different kinds of bu...I wish I knew more about the different kinds of butterfly. The only one I recognize is the Monarch but we see other beautiful ones on our farm. Guess I should buy a butterfly book.<br /><br />BTW, still haven't found a way to catch the cats and our local shelter is overwhelmed with cats anyway. I don't know what we're going to do. :(Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-79032517891341525922011-07-30T14:22:20.195+01:002011-07-30T14:22:20.195+01:00Butterfly farms are wonderful places to spend some...Butterfly farms are wonderful places to spend some time. I like the wildflower garden, too.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-56058294920488300682011-07-30T14:19:28.539+01:002011-07-30T14:19:28.539+01:00I only know a few butterflies, unfortunately. I le...I only know a few butterflies, unfortunately. I learned some on my visit to the <a href="http://www.waterfallgardens.com/butterflies.php" rel="nofollow">LaPaz Butterfly Garden</a> in Costa Rica a few years back, plus a neighbor here raises and releases Painted Lady butterflies, so I learned a little more from her. The only other butterfly I recognize among your photos is the first one, which I'm pretty sure is a variety of Swallowtail. We have Yellow Swallowtails here. I agree with you that Nature is amazing - I frequently gape at it like a gaping thing. :-)<br /><br />Kamikaze baby quails, lol! I hope they weren't eating caterpillars in there! That would not bode well for the future of the Butterfly House!Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-1821001229620827672011-07-30T13:43:59.778+01:002011-07-30T13:43:59.778+01:00I am so impressed you know the names of these crea...I am so impressed you know the names of these creatures, I just thought 'oh there's a butterfly, oh there's another butterfly...'! That page is fascinating, nature is so amazing... I think the Baby Quails were a bit kamikaze and just rushing out in front of people on the paths or something! I did wonder what the baby quails were actually doing in the butterfly house, but hey ho, each to his own!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-29312904586737364832011-07-30T13:24:02.241+01:002011-07-30T13:24:02.241+01:00Ah, so that's where you were doing all that gl...Ah, so <i>that's</i> where you were doing all that glowing! :-) What a great place to spend a day off! The wildflower garden is wonderful, and the residents fascinating ~ especially the Dead-leaf Butterfly and Owl Butterfly! Critters who can disguise themselves like that amaze me. Your Dead-leaf Butterfly photo belongs <a href="http://morfis.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/the-art-of-disguise-incects-camouflage-and-mimicry/" rel="nofollow">on this page</a>! (And check out how they display the Owl Butterfly's camo job.)<br /><br />I love the Caution: Baby Quails! sign too! And of course I have to ask... <i>"Why, what's 'e gonna do, nibble me bum?"</i> LOLLaloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-15801884574205382242011-07-30T12:41:58.317+01:002011-07-30T12:41:58.317+01:00*gasp* Wow!*gasp* Wow!Vanillabeanseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475439707425782679noreply@blogger.com