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Month: May 2013

Butterfly season has begun!

Last week I noticed a pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) flying around the pipevine (Aristolochia tomentosa). As I suspected, I later found these eggs. Some of them are beginning to turn dark, and I expect to see tiny caterpillars soon.

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly eggs

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Author Betty HallPosted on May 28, 2013May 28, 2013Categories Backyard, Butterflies, moths & caterpillars8 Comments on Butterfly season has begun!

Rose-breasted grosbeaks

We’ve been excited to once again have migrating rose-breasted grosbeaks (Pheucticus ludovicianus) in the backyard. These three males seemed quite comfortable feeding among the other birds, including two cardinals.

3-male rose breasted-grosbeaks

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Author Betty HallPosted on May 14, 2013May 13, 2013Categories Backyard, Birds, Spring14 Comments on Rose-breasted grosbeaks

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  • Blazing Stars and Tiger Swallowtail
  • Thankful for Summer Flowers

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    • About Betty
  • Our Backyard
    • Our backyard plant list
  • Betty’s Backyard Blog
    • Blog archives
  • Photo galleries
    • Sanibel, Florida Birds
    • Native Plants – Spring
    • Native Plants – Summer
    • Native Plants – Fall
    • Native plants – Winter
    • Butterflies
    • Butterfly life cycles
    • Butterfly Playing Cards
    • Moths
    • Moth life cycles
    • Backyard Pollinators
    • Birds
    • Exploring Nature
    • Arboretum
    • Kentucky
    • Bubbles
  • Resources
    • Butterfly and Native Plant Handouts
    • 25 Kentucky native plants
    • Native Plant Resources
    • Betty’s Moth List
    • Butterfly Resources
    • Monarch butterfly resources
  • Contact me
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