Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Butterfly Bush Visitors

In one of our flower beds we have what is commonly called a butterfly bush, or Buddleja for your green thumb types. It has been in full bloom for a few weeks now and I love watching the different butterflies come and go.

Early Tuesday morning I was able to snap a few pictures of this beautiful swallowtail butterfly.




The other day I noticed this other creature. It sort of looks and acts like a hummingbird, but with the antennae and legs it also looks like some type of insect. I looked it up and it turns out it is a Hummingbird Moth. The photo is blurry since his wings are moving so fast.






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36 comments:

  1. Ms DAugust 2, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    So pretty!

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  2. Anne - Mommy Has to WorkAugust 3, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    Wow, what kind of camera do you use? You alsways have such great pictures!!

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  3. LindsayAugust 3, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    Oh how pretty!!!

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  4. Liz MaysAugust 3, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Those are exquisite photos!! I adore butterflies, but can't seem to spot any around my place.

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  5. MariannaAugust 3, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    You ladies are way too nice complimenting my photo capabilities. These and most of my photos are simply taken with my iPhone 4. Because I am too lazy to learn how to use my DSLR. :)

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  6. Lynsey @MoscatoMomAugust 3, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    WOW that is beautiful... we seldom see butterflies around here :(

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  7. HenriettaAugust 3, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Beautiful flowers and Butterfly! We have a ton of Hummingbird Moths, they love the bee balm we have growing in the garden!

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  8. JoannaAugust 3, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Great pictures!

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  9. CrystalAugust 3, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    What a great capture. How pretty!

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  10. Texas Type A MomAugust 3, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Lucky! Those are some beautiful butterflies!

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  11. WhitneyAugust 3, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    Those are great shots. Our local aquarium has a butterfly room and I always enjoy going through it.

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  12. tiff snedakerAugust 3, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    That Hummingbird moth is really cool, I"ve never seen one of those before.

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  13. Green MamaAugust 3, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    So pretty, we used to have those bushes at our old house, maybe we should plant some where we are now. I forgot about all the pretty butterflies it brings!

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  14. HilLesha O'NanAugust 3, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    Beautiful!

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  15. ChristyAugust 3, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Very nice! Love it!

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  16. Beth MAugust 3, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    How beautiful! We want to add a butterfly bush to our garden. Any recommendations when picking one?

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  17. KAugust 3, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    Our butterflies that we're raising just hatched this morning! My girls are so excited. We see hummingbirds coming to drink from the oranges in our orange tree, and now my daughters are excited to see if our butterflies will go to it when we release them.

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  18. Marcie W.August 3, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    We certainly don't have butterflies like that here in Las Vegas... or flowers either! Gorgeous :)

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  19. BobbieAugust 3, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    I love the detail in that butterfly! Nice!

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  20. Stacey @ Not Just Baby BrainAugust 3, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Wow, those are fantastic shots! I've never heard of a hummingbird moth before, that's cool :)

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  21. SamAugust 3, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Great shots!

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  22. CandaceAugust 3, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    I'm so jealous!! Can't seem to get flowers to grow in my yard :(

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  23. KatieAugust 3, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    how pretty!

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  24. AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    These are beautiful! My littest girl is in love with butterflies!

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  25. AnonymousAugust 6, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    Such gorgeous flowers... I wonder if they would grow down here in FL? I love having butterflies aroud the house to take photos of. I adore the second photo, you can see the gorgeous blue of its wings.
    Thanks for sharing.
    The Shewbridges of Central FL
    http://wmljshewbridge.blogspot.com
    LJSBlog@aol.com

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  26. SensiblySaraJuly 16, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    What a beautiful swallowtail!!

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  27. UnknownJuly 17, 2013 at 3:13 AM

    Wow, what cool photos you caught!

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  28. UnknownJuly 17, 2013 at 5:54 AM

    That's awesome! I've never heard of a hummingbird moth but it's actually really pretty! &The butterfly- gorgeous!

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  29. Dominique GohJuly 17, 2013 at 6:08 AM

    Lovely captures.. haven't seen a humming bird so up close before. Happy WW

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  30. AlisonJuly 17, 2013 at 7:44 AM

    Oh so gorgeous! I want to plant a butterfly bush now!

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  31. OnicaJuly 17, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    How lovely. It's nice that that bush helps you attract butterflies.

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  32. Anne - Mommy Has to WorkJuly 17, 2013 at 8:34 AM

    The colors on the butterfly are so pretty!

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  33. HenriettaJuly 17, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    Very pretty! We have lots of those hummingbird moths on my bee balm, they love it1

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  34. DeeJuly 17, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    My kids would be squealing over the butterflies! :)

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  35. Marina@EBMRJuly 17, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    My daughter would go crazy. What a gorgeous butterfly.

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  36. Jennifer @ Mom SpottedJuly 18, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    So pretty! I haven't seen many butterflies at all this summer!

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