I've been meaning to post on this (and so many other things): I've noticed, this year, a huge lack of butterflies. It is not only me, but other members of Wildlife Gardeners have mentioned it as well.
Maybe the tide is starting to turn. Today I saw a tiger swallowtail and what may have been a red admiral. The other day I spotted what looked to be a monarch (finally), but it may have been a viceroy--it fluttered by too quickly for me to attempt an ID.
This time last year, our butterfly weed was full of quite a variety of species. That is one of the main purposes for this blog, for me to be able to look back from year to year and compare what we have and when.
Recreating a native habitat has been a dream of mine since I was about 18. It only took me 20 years, but I finally have two acres of land in the country with which to work (and play). My goal is to document the improvements I make to the property: restoring habitat & attracting birds and butterflies in addition to other wildlife.
4 comments:
I wonder how the heat affects such creatures? Glad you are seeing a few more!
Hedge
I'd just finished my post when I saw yours, I'm starting to see some now also. I'm sure it's not a coincidence, I just don't know why.
Hiya, Hedgerowe! :)
I'm hoping they are just late in developing...I'm not sure why they are missing.
I'm glad, too. Have you seen any/many butterflies this year?
Julie,
Interesting that we are both posting about butterflies.
Great photos on your blog--at least, you have pictures to prove you saw yours! :) (I rarely post without pictures, but wanted to document that I've seen them even it they were just passing through when I didn't have the camera with me.)
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