tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post2265405018191509225..comments2024-03-24T02:18:09.718-05:00Comments on Gardening With Nature: A well-named butterflyDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-30741782541127887882013-10-11T15:38:02.972-05:002013-10-11T15:38:02.972-05:00I get several kinds of Sulphurs in my yard, especi...I get several kinds of Sulphurs in my yard, especially during autumn. In my memory, autumn and yellow butterflies always go together.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-50655214820034194312013-10-11T15:19:50.728-05:002013-10-11T15:19:50.728-05:00Cute little butterfly. I see Sulfurs a lot, but ...Cute little butterfly. I see Sulfurs a lot, but probably the larger ones. I don't think they come to my area. Someone posted a photo of an Orange Sulfur that I found very entrancing and unfamiliar as well.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-4315013083142767742013-10-11T13:29:59.086-05:002013-10-11T13:29:59.086-05:00It's a beautiful little - and fairly anonymous...It's a beautiful little - and fairly anonymous - butterfly.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-43188807887675557132013-10-11T12:17:07.586-05:002013-10-11T12:17:07.586-05:00 You are right, Dorothy! The name suits very well... You are right, Dorothy! The name suits very well! What a beautiful photo!Anastasia Abboudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461842616822341008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-9836021766254540662013-10-11T08:34:03.159-05:002013-10-11T08:34:03.159-05:00I was not familiar with them before I snapped that...I was not familiar with them before I snapped that picture. According to my guide book, they are supposedly fairly common, but they are so tiny that I suspect they mostly go under our radar. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-16448581559606848012013-10-11T03:09:46.639-05:002013-10-11T03:09:46.639-05:00I have not heard of these before, though there are...I have not heard of these before, though there are probably some here in Mississippi. Thanks for the info.<br />Lea<br />Lea's MenagerieLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201714466868118083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-50297841640945265942013-10-10T22:53:43.104-05:002013-10-10T22:53:43.104-05:00The odd thing about their migration is that they m...The odd thing about their migration is that they migrate as far north as they can go before the cold catches and kills them. Apparently, they don't migrate south at all. The next year a new generation of them starts heading north again. Very strange. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-30679452700524152192013-10-10T17:50:35.031-05:002013-10-10T17:50:35.031-05:00How cool! I'll start looking for them here.
...How cool! I'll start looking for them here.<br /><br />Surprised that they migrate. Probably don't need to migrate in Florida, at least in the south where it seldom freezes. We had a year-round Monarch culture in our Florida yard for the same reason.Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.com