Wem bin ich denn da gestern stundenlang hinterhergerannt?
Das könnte ein Hauhechelbläuling
(Polyommatus icarus) oder ein Vogelwickenbläuling (Polyommatus amandus) sein, oder?

Common Blue Morpho (Morpho helenor) on flowers

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Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)
Butterfly 2017-126

It is easy to be discouraged. Difficult to stay engaged.
Change often requires effort. #persevere

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A big change today. Not just the first Speckled Wood butterfly. Lots of them. Two Orange Tips into the bargain.

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2020-69

I will not allow setbacks
To divert me from my path forward

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/04/06/county-championship-day-three/
A look at developments on day three of the county championship and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #Autism #WestNorfolkAutismGroup #birds #insects #bees #butterflies #dandelions

I planted a lot of native #milkweed this year to support the #monarch #butterflies and they were discovered quickly because the milkweed are now full of monarch #caterpillars. This one was found wandering up a stem of mealy blue sage after it and its siblings munched a nearby milkweed down to bare stems.

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Butterfly 2019-262

You are accomplishing a lot
Even if you are just barely hanging on...

A lot of butterflies currently enjoying some early autumn flowering on the grafted Hakea clavata - mostly common darts / narrow-band grass-darts (Ocybadistes flavovittatus) I think ....

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/04/05/essex-in-the-ascendant/
A look at what is going on on day two of the county championship, with particular reference to Essex v Surrey at Chelmsford. Also a #photo gallery.
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"More than beautiful: the beloved monarch butterfly is one of the world’s great migrators"

#Butterflies #Environment

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"Britons urged to stop mowing lawns to boost butterfly numbers 'in long-term decline'"

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https://news.sky.com/story/britons-urged-to-stop-mowing-lawns-to-boost-butterfly-numbers-in-long-term-decline-13340331

Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2022-30

When it is necessary to lie or deceive to make your point.
You have almost certainly have proven mine.

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Standing alone in adversity is a virtue in turbulent times.
Especially when surrounded by detractors.

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First flowers out on the Grevillea 'Cupid's Dream' - popular with the local grass-darts. With classic hybrids like 'Pink Surprise' and 'Misty Pink' difficult to find in nurseries these days 'Cupid's Dream' could become an excellent alternative with sprays of pink flowers and deeply divided blue/green foliage.