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Title: Aug 31 2008 Whitby Ont . Back yard Butterflies
Post by: Craig McL on September 01, 2008, 08:34:48 AM

Aug 31 2008 Whitby Ont Can. Back yard Butterflies

 

Cabbage white               12

Eastern Tailed Blue        1

Summer Azure                1

Compton Tortoiseshell   1  fresh

Common Ringlet            1

Monarch                         18  migrating

 

C & B McLauchlan
Running Robin Ranch
Ont., Canada, World
 
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Post by: Howieh on September 01, 2008, 11:44:59 AM

Hi Craig,

We spent a couple of hours at the Wildflower Farm near Orillia on Wednesday, LOTS of fresh monarchs and one fresh great spangled fritillary made for a very good photo-op. I guess the swallowtails are gone for the season but we may visit the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory tomorrow (no plans to go inside) so there should still be some activity in the outdoor garden.

My neighbour has a crabapple tree on her front lawn; the apples ripened early this year and the comptons and eastern commas just 'arrived' yesterday. We dropped into Edwards Garden yesterday - a few monarchs and sulphurs but it looks like the red admirals and painted ladies just won't be around this year but it WAS a great year for mourning cloaks and tiger swallowtails; I guess the strange weather affected some species more than others!

Check out:   http://www.wildflowerfarm.com (http://www.wildflowerfarm.com)

Title: Wildflower Farm
Post by: Craig McL on September 01, 2008, 01:19:11 PM

bouth my wife and I love stoping in to the WFFarm as much as we can ... great store ..
 :D

Craig