This week I caught a glimpse of a butterfly that is very, very rare here - and chased it with my camera across the meadow. It is so beautiful. Isn't it?
On the meadow I also noticed the beautiful thistle flowers - ahhhhh it really is summer here - so no wonder I felt a little lighthearted and remembered a line from the song "Butterfly" by Crazytown - you're my butterfly sugar baby!
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Great butterfly pictures Niel. I love your choice of music selection as well. :)
Fabulous butterfly, I think we get those in Norfolk on the Broads only; a Swallowtail, and equally rare.
I haven't seen hardly any butterflies this year, rare or not, they seem to be disappearing at an alarming rate along with the bees. :o(
Beautiful photos! Swallowtails are one of the few butterflies we see all over the place where I live, but I never tire of them :)
It is correct that the first one is called Swallowtail in English. I have only seem it once before - and it is almost extinct here. Most people will never see one in their lifetime! Oh Amy! You probably have Monarchs too? Butterflies and dragonflies are ephemaral beautiful flying gems! We have about 6 other butterflies we see often. I do however not have a clue what the other beetle - like bugs are?
Well Perennial Gardener I just remembered that song from the 90s - and thought it was fun to post it - hope I do not violate some sort of copyright by posting it, since I found the song-vid on youtube?
Zoë I have also noticed a decline in the number of honey-bees and butterflies. I blame spraying with insecticides and the demand for neat "neatness" - resulting in lack of biodiversity and habitat plants. This is also why I emphasized that when using organic - natural insecticides like pyrethrum or Neem oil that people are really careful not to hit bees. Natural does not mean non-toxic!
Niels, the bee population is stressed all over the place. In the US there is a huge new industry of guys traveling the country with their bees, I swear, and pollinating by contract.
It is beyond sad. The reasons are unknown as yet, but cell phones and pesticides and herbicides are the leading figures.
Great pics! I did not realize you were in Denmark. I always wanted to visit there but now I can see it on your blog-no problem! I too am a shopaholic for plants. Isn't this a common problem for us all? Love the pot ghetto idea. Hey, as long as they are happy-right? If it makes you happy-then that is good. I don't grow many roses (a few), but at one point wanted the Constance Spry. Thanks for telling us about her.
What a lovely shot Neils.
I have seen so few butterflies in my garden this year - I thought it was because we had got rid of so many weeds - but I think it is the same all over.
Regards
Karen
An Artist's Garden
beautiful butterfly, love the video too! :)
I hate those huge clumps of prickly thistles, but I love looking at all the butterflies that abound, especially the black and blue swallowtails. People must think I am crazy, chasing after butterflies for pictures.
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