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Malheur Day Two, the long day
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wrote 2 months ago: From the Field Station where I started the day, I first went to the Park Headquarters. En route I s … more →
Caterpillar Time!
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wrote 6 months ago: They say raising caterpillars in a captive environment is much safer than in the wild and we got pro … more →
Butterfly Party! With cake!
wrote 6 months ago: So the party was a success. We had food and drinks and cake and butterflies! What more? I do have so … more →
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Butterfly Video. Birth. Adaptation. Flight.
wrote 6 months ago: First up, as much as I could capture of the butterflies emerging. Excuse the jerky camera movement. … more →
More Butterflies!More Butterflies!
wrote 6 months ago: In a giant burst of 84 degree sunshine and blue skies, is how we left our box of caterpillar chrysal … more →
I want to get away, I want to fly...away...
wrote 6 months ago: The first baby flew away. Literally. He took a long time to “dry”. But the cooler temps … more →
We have BUTTERFLY!!
wrote 6 months ago: Sorry, this is Tuesday. My education obligations and medical appointments had me running. No time fo … more →
Tortricids
wrote 6 months ago: by Carl Strang Last winter over an intermittent series of posts I summarized some of my research on … more →
Cocoon Update! Soon to be followed by a Butterfly Update! (Real soon!)
wrote 6 months ago: Almost immediately after the caterpillars were in the milk container they began the process of makin … more →
All the posts I promised...and more! PLUS, a Caterpillar Update! Read on...
wrote 7 months ago: The caterpillars are already chrysalising or cocooning. They crawled to the top of their nursery and … more →
NOT the Monarchs...
wrote 7 months ago: After some extensive research across the internets I have discovered we do NOT have Monarch Butterfl … more →
Early Insects
wrote 7 months ago: by Carl Strang Large insects are beginning to appear at Mayslake Forest Preserve. For some weeks I h … more →
First Butterfly of Spring
wrote 9 months ago: When I went outside this morning, I spotted this Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa). It obligingly h … more →
Four-winged spring beauties
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wrote 9 months ago: I’ve been very excited and wrapped up with the moths I’ve been catching in the last coup … more →
and so spring begins...
wrote 9 months ago: … in fits and starts mostly. Over the past two weeks the weather has gone from downright balmy … more →
April redux
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wrote 1 year ago: Towards the end of April I happened across a few observations that I thought would be interesting to … more →
Butterflies in the Snow
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wrote 1 year ago: Ever since I learned that Mourning Cloak butterflies (Nymphalis antiopa) overwinter as adults, I … more →
