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One Aussie Butterfly - for Spritz

I was able to get a pic of this one which was fluttering around our yard. It's the most common butterfly around here, and...

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pip_c

8 Nov, 2010
Pip_c

"Butterfly Magnets"

We're often asked on GoY which plants attract insects-especially butterflies. It's not surprising, as I think that these...

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spritzhenry

5 Sep, 2010
Spritzhenry

monarch butterflies

my lovely swan plants have been totally covered by these hungry beings so i watched and waited to see if they would eat...

11 comments

piersdad

19 Apr, 2010
Piersdad

Ladybirds, Butterflies And Warm Weather !

I finished work at lunchtime today and have spent the afternoon pottering around, planting some bulbs and generally having...

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louise1

23 Oct, 2009
Louise1

Beautiful Butterflies

The Peacock The Painted Lady The Gatekeeper The Tortoise Shell Sadly no Photo of The Comma this Year or The Red Admiral...

37 comments

jacque

24 Aug, 2009
Jacque

Come on Let's Crawl to the Butterfly Ball!

When B & I headed for the Culbin Forest, which is a 5 minute drive from where we live, my plan had been to photograph...

21 comments

moon_grower

8 Aug, 2009
Moon_grower

Butterfly Conservation

Hi. I'd like you to know that the Butterfly Conservation Society is conducting a survey on sightings in the U.K. of Painted...

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philc1

29 May, 2009
Philc1

Butterflies and Moths

I thought I'd like to share a few photos of the butterflies and moths which I have been lucky enough to see. It always gives...

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toto

25 Feb, 2009
Toto

PLASTIC GREENHOUSE

i HAVE JUST BOUGHT A PLASTIC GREENHOUSE FROM ALDI. I AM KEEN TO GROW SOME BEDDING PLANTS FROM SEED. WHAT TYPE DO YOU THINK...

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petunia

22 Feb, 2009
Petunia

Many Caterpillars

The Shortage of Butterflys in the UK has been worrying over the Years& myself &many others i know have been doing...

25 comments

jacque

23 Oct, 2008
Jacque

BEAUTIFUL BLUE BUTTERFLIES

I ran across this picture today and just wanted to share it. I'm overhwhelmed with the beauty of nature, can you tell. ...

11 comments

Harli

16 Oct, 2008
Harli

BUTTERFLY NEWS

We have 4 regular Peacock butterflies on the Buddlejas, today I sat & watched as 3 Peacocks & 3 Red Admirals flittered...

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POPPY

29 Aug, 2008
Poppy

How Many Butterflies???????????

Im writting this blog in concern for the Shortage of Butterflies this Yr ! How Many Different Breeds Have U Seen ? Heres...

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jacque

29 Aug, 2008
Jacque

The Large Blue Butterfly ....

This Beautiful Butterfly was Decalred EXTICT back in1979!!!! How Awful we all say&its due to Man kind & not taking...

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jacque

18 Aug, 2008
Jacque

Black Butterfly

I beleive that this is an escapee from a Butterfly garden that i live near, though it would have had to travel a good two...

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RobertPyatt

18 Jul, 2008
Robertpyatt

butterfly

i was very suprised today i sew a tortoiseshell flying around in my back garden it just shows it is very mild weather.

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marieballs

27 Jan, 2008
Marieballs