Welcome to Saturday's Critters!
Hello and happy Saturday!
If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and a Spicebush Swallowtail.
I hope you enjoyed the pretty butterflies, seeing them brings me joy.
Thanks to all my visitors and for all the wonderful comments. Stop back to see any replies to your comments. I appreciate everyone who loves critters and has linked up their critter post.
Here is my linky:
Hello and happy Saturday!
If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!
I have been enjoying the butterflies at our Buddleia Butterfly bush.
We have lots of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and the Spicebush Swallowtails, a few of the Fritillary and the Red Admirals. I have only seen one Monarch.
Edited: thanks to Wally
I corrected my id on the Black Swallowtail, it is really called the Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly.
I corrected my id on the Black Swallowtail, it is really called the Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly.
I hope you enjoyed the pretty butterflies, seeing them brings me joy.
Thanks to all my visitors and for all the wonderful comments. Stop back to see any replies to your comments. I appreciate everyone who loves critters and has linked up their critter post.
Here is my linky:
Also visit: I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the host Anni.
123 comments:
They do bring joy! The butterfly bush really does work! The gold and black swallowtails together in one picture is particularly wonderful. Thank you so much for hosting and for sharing your joy.
Hello Eileen.
What a lovely video. There are so many butterflies in your Buddleia. Great photos. Those butterflies are so big and beautiful.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Beautiful butterflies with lovely colors! And thank you for hosting.
be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
How wonderful to be able to see all those beautiful butterflies and to take video and snapshots of them. I enjoyed the video. So nice to see them fluttering from flower to flower. Thanks for hosting and have a beautiful weekend.
Thanks for this beautiful butterfly video and photos. Two years ago I also saw a lot of butterflies here but hardly since then. At the moment they fly around my bike every now and then, but not so many on the famous butterfly bushes.
Have a happy weekend, hug Elke
Wow Eileen that is just amazing. It is so neat to see so many Butterflies at one time
Thanks
MB
What a fantastic show! I really love butterflies.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend!
Hello Eileen,
I love your photos of the beautiful butterflies! They are all so pretty. You are so lucky who have them in your garden.
Enjoy your day, and have a great weekend!
Hi Eileen,
Great photos and video of the butterflies.
Would you like to post my link, I cannot do that.
Have a nice weekend and stay healthy.
We share the same species of butterflies in our backyard too, and had an odd species yesterday that we did not recognize, but before we could grab a camera from the house it had departed. Perhaps it will return.
I wish we had butterflies like that, I would sit and watch them all day long. Almost as fun as hummingbirds :)
Take care!
Wow, so nice to see lots of butterflies enjoying your Buddleia Butterfly bush. Great photos of the beautiful creatures. Have a ovely day and a wonderful weekend. Thanks for hosting.
...It's easy to see why Buddleia is known as butterfly bush, what a treat to see. Thanks for hosting Eileen, enjoy your day.
Adoro as borboletas! Lindo vídeo e fotos! Adorei! Ótimo fim de semana! beijos, chica
Lindas as borboletas e gostei do video.
Um abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
What a lovely surprise! Butterflies!
Hari OM
Buddleia's really are the best for flutteries, aren't they?!! YAM xx
Beautiful butterflies! We've had several Monarchs visit the butterfly bush over the summer.
Butterflies are indeed joyful!
Thank you Sallie! Enjoy your weekend!
Thank you Anu!
I appreciate the comment and visit!
Enjoy your day, happy weekend!
Thank you Mae!
Have a great day, happy weekend!
Thank you Nancy!
Have a great weekend!
Thank you Elke.
I am glad you see some butterflies there.
Have a great weekend!
Thank you MB!
Have a great weekend!
Thank you Luisella!
Have a happy day and a great weekend!
Thank you Marit!
Have a happy weekend!
Thank you Irma!
Have a great weekend!
Hello David,
I hope you get to see that odd species again! Thanks for the comment.
have a great day, happy weekend!
Thank you Monica!
Take care, enjoy your weekend!
Thanks so much Bill!
Happy weekend to you!
Thanks Tom!
The butterflies are a joy to watch!
Have a happy weekend!
Thank you Chica! Happy weekend to you!
Thanks for the comment and visit.
Have a great weekend!
Thank you Jenn!
Happy weekend to you!
Thanks YAM!
Yes, the butterflies love the buddleia bushes and I love the butterflies.
Have a great weekend!
Thanks Brian! I have only seen a few Monarchs this summer.
Have a great weekend!
Thanks Anni!
The butterflies are joyful!
Happy weekend to you!
How beautiful! I always think of the phrase....chasing butterflies when I go around trying to get photos! I don't think I've seen a Monarch this year. Happy weekend! I'm watching the weather this morning...hoping to get outside! Hugs!
oh eileen, we are on the exact same page today!! i saw my first monarch just recently and shared that in a post. now, i have seen a few!! here, i find monarchs to be late visitors, i only start to see them sometime in august!!
you pictures are beautiful and i really enjoyed the video, they are so fun to watch!!! happy saturday eileen, many thanks for hosting us crazy kids!!!
Lovely butterflies. Enjoy the weekend
Butterflies are something I love so much -- and these are gorgeous!
Beautiful butterflies, Eileen!
PS: Thanks for hosting, Eileen! Have a great new week and stay safe.
Wow - so pretty!
I don't think I've ever seen so many butterflies in one place like that, just beautiful! Thanks for hosting Eileen. Have a great weekend :)
Hello Eileen. We share the Red Admiral but here in Lancaster we don't have any swallowtails and I have to wait until we holiday in Europe to see those. So thanks for sharing your pictures today of those beautiful butterflies. Have a great weekend.
That video is amazing. I have never seen that many of those butterflies. I have seen several...I thought. till I saw this. They are so beautiful.
Video is awesome and photos of the beautiful butterflies are magnificent ~ ^_^
Live each moment with love,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka(A Creative Harbor)
Butterflies and their beauty - nice. Happy Day.
I have seen that bush in the video of the Butterflies many many times but did not know the name of it. Excellent capture in the video and the others are absolutely gorgeous
Beautiful butterflies. Such peaceful quiet visitors! Happy weekend to you!
I enjoyed the video! Those creatures are so elegant and colourful! Great photos!
Great photos, and love the video, too!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Wonderful shots! I find butterflies hard to shoot.
The Swallowtails always look so exotic and I'm always thrilled to see them! Thanks for hosting, Eileen! Have a safe week.
Love those swallowtails! We are not seeing a great variety in our neighborhood. Not seen a Monarch in a while. Our Monarchs are non-migratory. I think they are beaten down by the widespread use of insecticides for mosquito control.
Good morning, oops this new way of posting it's afternoon already! Oh well, we'll get the hang of it soon. I hope. Your video and photos amazing, and the butterflies are out and about here too! Enjoy your weekend and may you have a joyful week ahead.
What a beautiful post, Eileen!
We've been blessed with a bumper crop of butterflies this year and it's been great to wander around all the fluttering color!
Thank you for continuing to share your natural places and the discoveries you make!
Lovely to see the butterflies!
Very nice !
I'm late! I'm late! What a fine butterfly post, dear Eileen <3
Your photos of the butterflies could not be more perfect! I am watering plants and feeding the birds at a friends home while they're out of town, and I loved seeing them all over her flowers, including a couple of Monarchs.
Hi Eileen...the butterflies are so lovely...This is the time of year I see them more so than the spring. Have a great Saturday night!
It takes patience to ge good shots of butterflies. You got excellent photos.
Hello Eileen, your butterfly shots are beautiful. Thanks for sharing these beautiful critters and hosting this meme. I have linked (thank goodness in time this week!). Be safe and stay well. Jo
Oh wow, Eileen, my Internet perked up and I watched your video What beauty! My buddleia isn't flowering yet. I hope to see these pretties on it when it does. Before Lockdown we were entering autumn and I bought two Gaura Lindereimi; also called butterfly bush here. They survived the one night of hard frost we had in June and should flourish soon . I had to come back and comment again! Have a great weekend. Jo
Lovely butterflies! Thank you for hosting and stay healthy.
lovely to see the two species of swallowtails together on the buddleia
Beautiful Butterflies, loving showing Eileen.
The video is wonderful. What a pleasure to watch. I have the same plant but not nearly the number of blossoms or butterfly guests. :)
What a great video Eileen! I'm amazed at the amount of butterflies! Did you plant your buddleia from seed originally?
Thank you Rain! This buddleia was a surprise, we did not plant it it must have been from the seeds.
I think these bushes grow like weeds here. I appreciate your link and comment. Have a great day and new week!
Thanks so much for the comment and visit.
Take care, enjoy your day! Have a great new week!
Thank you Bob!
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Thank you Juliet!
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Thank you Linda!
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Hello Jo
I would like to see your butterfly bush when it blooms, maybe you can post photos?
Thanks so much for the link and comment.
Take care, enjoy your day! Have a great new week!
Thank you Jo!
I hope you stay safe and well too.
Have a great day!
Thanks Cloudia!
Enjoy your day, have a great new week!
Hello,
It is a simple pleasure to sit and watch the butterflies, they are so pretty.
Thanks Kim! Take care, enjoy your day! Have a great new week!
Thank you Sondra,
I am seeing more butterflies lately, not many Monarchs.
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Thank Dee!
I appreciate the comment.
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Thanks so much Red!
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Thank you Diane! I have only seen a few Monarchs, I wish there were more.
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Thanks Debbie,
I think there are more Monarchs along the coast, maybe a migration route?
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Thank you Linda!
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Thank you Jeanie!
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Thank you Nick!
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Thank again Nick! Hope your day is great!
Thanks so much for the visit and comment.
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Thank you Martha!
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Thank you Phil!
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Thanks Rose!
The butterflies are beautiful, lovely sight to see.
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Thank you Carol!
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Thank you Gayle!
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Hello Sandra,
Yes, the name Buddleia is the name for the butterfly bush.
The blooms are pretty close up. Thanks for the comment.
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Thanks Ellen!
They are beautiful visitors!
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Thank you Marie!
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Thanks so much Lea!
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Thanks Kay!
The butterflies are hard to capture, like the hummers they move to much.
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Thanks so much!
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Hello Ken,
The spraying for the mosquitoes is necessary I guess but it does hurt the insects.
Insects that the birds eat too right? Thanks for the link and comment.
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Thank you Karen!
I enjoyed your granddogs and photos. Take care, enjoy your day! Have a great new week!
Thank you Wally.
I appreciate the help with the id too.
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Thank you Karen!
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Thanks so much for the comment and visit.
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Wonderful butterfly shots..I just see them flitting about usually with no camera..Have a good week..
Very beautiful
Always a joy to see butterflies, many thanks for your lovely photographs.
Hope the new week to come will be a good one for you.
All the best Jan
A wonderful slice of butterfly heaven! Wow! I am in awe of how you can get such great shots! Impressive Eileen!
wow, what fun. gorgeous views. hope u r well this week. ( ;
Buddleia plants definitely attract the butterflies, I've planted alot of bee friendly plants here in my garden.
Beautiful photos! I didn't know the names, thanks for sharing them.
-Soma
Gorgeous, gorgeous. I adore butterflies.
Amalia
xo
Thank you Missy!
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Thank you for the comment.
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Thank you Jan!
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Hello Nancy,
Thank you for the comment.
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Thank you Beth!
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Thank you Amy! It is great to keep the bees happy!
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Thank you for the comment.
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Hello Amalia,
Thank you for the comment.
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