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!
I am sharing photos from our visit to the Butterfly Pavilion at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix Arizona.
1. Have you seen these butterflies? Only a few are found in my home state of Maryland.
2. Below are the Buckeye, a pretty Julia Longwing, a Zebra Longwing and a Cloudless Sulphur.
3.Cloudless Sulphur and Monarchs.
4. Buckeye, unknown top right, a Malachite and a White Peacock.
9. Hubby, the butterfly whisperer.
I am linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post.
Thanks to all my visitors and for your past and present comments. Stop back to see any replies to your comments. I appreciate everyone who loves and respects wildlife. Thank you for linking up a critter post.
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Very pretty butterflies. More and more birders are becoming insect observers as well as birders.
ReplyDeletebest, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Thank you Mae, for your link and comment. That is so true, I have been watching the insects too. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
DeleteIn each springtime, here in the Botanical Garden of Augsburg we can see some special butterflies. But in the garden, in the nature around butterflies are less now. It's sad! There's here in your post eyecatching to see them, dear Eileen.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing and hosting again. Greetings to your hubby for whispering the butterfly :) and hugs to you, Heidrun
Thank you Heidrun, for your link and comment.
DeleteI think many gardeners are using pesticides, which is really bad for the butterflies and all insects.
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Your butterfly photos are stunning! I wish I could visit the Pavilion too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Shiju, for your link and comment.
DeleteThe butterfly pavilion was a fun place to visit, I love seeing all the butterflies.
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What an incredible collection. I am truly amazed by how many butterflies you spotted and identified. Thanks so much for hosting and have a great weekend.
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Thank you Soma, for your link and comment.
DeleteI am not the best at id-ing all the butterflies, I do love seeing them.
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Hello Eileen.
ReplyDeleteAll these butterflies are so beautiful. Excellent photos.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Anu , for your link and kind comment. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
DeleteI'll get back to you a little later 😊
ReplyDeleteTraude
Thanks Traude, enjoy your day!
DeleteHello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteA great series of photos of the different butterflies.
Very nice that the butterflies sit on your husband's hand.
I wish you a good weekend.
Greetings Irma
Thank you Irma, for your link and comment.
DeleteIt was fun seeing all the butterflies and watching them land on my hubby.
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Oh, butterflies are truly my favourite critters! Love them all.
ReplyDeleteThe Red Admiral is quite common both in Finland and Italy.
Thanks for sharing. Happy weekend!
Thank you Luisella, for your link and comment.
DeleteI love seeing the butterflies, they are so pretty. Like flying flowers.
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Hello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteThey are all so beautiful. I love butterflies very much. You are lucky who can see so many different of them. Lovely photos. Take care, and enjoy your weekend!
Thank you Marit , for your visit and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
DeleteHari Om
ReplyDeleteThese are jewels of nature! We have been lacking in butterflies this year. I think I may have only seen three different ones apart from one meadow that had a whole flight of Common Browns... YAM xx
Thank you YAM, for your link and comment.
DeleteI just started seeing more butterflies in my yard, the Monarchs should be migrating soon.
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Dear Eileen, it was lovely to see all these butterflies (and the goldfish too 😊). I know some of them, and I've never seen some before. The "unknown top right" is probably a Battus polydamas (Polydamas Swallowtail). Your hubby really seems to be a butterfly whisperer! A few weeks ago we also visited a butterfly house with our grandson, where there were other specimens to see (and the "star" there was the Blue Morpho, which we know from Costa Rica.) But none of the butterflies sat on our hands...
ReplyDeleteAll the best and have a nice weekend, Traude
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Thank you Traude , for your link and comment.
DeleteThe butterfly houses are popular, I am sure your grandson enjoyed seeing all the butterflies.
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Autumn-ly header already. We expect a hot summer-day!
ReplyDeleteI saw but one white "butterfly" this year, so thank you for sharing these! Have a great day!
Thank you Iris, for your link and comment.
DeleteIt is cool here this morning but will be much hotter later today.
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Beautiful butterflies!
ReplyDeleteThank you William , for your visit and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
Deletewe have 9 of the ones in your first photo of the sign. the zebra and red Admiral are here now, and the Admiral sits on me when I go outside. it is so light I can hardly feel it, even when I see it. one sat in Bob's hair but I did not get a photo... I would love to go to a butterfly place like this one..
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandra! Florida does have some beautiful butterflies, more than Maryland. Take care, have a great weekend.
DeleteNow I feel very smug. I have seen all but two of these butterflies in the wild. They are striking, impressive, lovely creatures.
ReplyDeleteThank you David, you are lucky to have seen all these butterflies. I have seen more during my travels, especially in Florida and Central America. They are not all found in Maryland. Have a great weekend.
DeleteMaravilhodas fotos e adoro borboletas. Que legal ver uma na mão do teu marido. Belos exemplares! Lindo lugar esse! beijos, chica
ReplyDeleteThank you Chica, your comment and visit are appreciated. I love seeing the butterflies, they are lovely. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
DeleteThe butterfies are very pretty. I haven't seen very many here this year, maybe it's the weather which is lots of rain. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bill, for your link and comment.
DeleteI was not seeing many butterflies until this week!
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Eileen, I love your butterfly pictures. The power of nature is illustrated so perfectly in butterflies. Your post sparked my curiosity and I’ve got to share this, which I found on the Smithsonian website: “Due to their bright colors and visits to flowers, butterflies are the most familiar of insects to humans. There are about 17,500 species of butterflies in the world, and around 750 species in the United States.” I had no idea there were that many species of butterflies! 😊 As always, Eileen, thank you for hosting and sharing Saturday’s Critters. John
ReplyDeleteThank you John, for your visit and comment.
DeleteWow, 17,500 species of butterflies, that is a lot. I am just starting to see more in my yard this week.
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We visited such a place years ago. It is delightful to see!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenn, for your link and comment.
DeleteThe butterfly houses are fun places to visit.
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Many beautiful butterflies in deed!
ReplyDeleteThank you Roentare, for your link and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
DeleteHello Eileen, you must have seen my writing and perhaps also the photography in the butterfly video on my other (nature) website that i I share this below my writing. I thank you hereby for the lovely comments i had may recieve of my blogs. But I also found your photos very beautiful. The Red Admiral butterfly regularly comes to the balcony since my husband passed away in 2021 and also gives me a message with it. Because that way I know that he are always looking down on me and says that i do it alone good. Wish you, your family, friends and visitors of your website also very nice days. Filled with pleasant hours.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tine de Jong , for your link and comment.
DeleteLovely story about the Red Admiral butterfly and your hubby.
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So lovely. You got some good pics too. I went to a similar place in Cambodia but the extra dry summer had caused problems for them.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lydia, for your link and comment.
DeleteIt is sad that the butterflies have so many problems.
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Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting
Have a blessed day!
Thank you Lea, for your link and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
DeleteDelightful photos of these beautiful butterflies, Eileen! Thanks for hosting and have a good new week. (Nick from MAP)
ReplyDeleteThank you Nick, for your link and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
Delete...Eileen, I'm envious of all of these butterflies. This has been an underwhelming year here for butterflies, but I still have hope Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tom, for your link and comment.
DeleteJust this week, I started seeing more butterflies in my yard. They are enjoying my butterfly bushes.
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I love this butterfly bonanza. Such inspiring little creatures … the flying flowers in nature.
ReplyDeleteThank you Maria, for your link and comment.
DeleteYes, they are like flying flowers. A beautiful sight!
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Thank you so much for all these beautiful butterflies! Eileen!
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DeleteThank you Cloudia, for your link and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
DeleteI would LOVE to visit that Butterfly Pavilion! So many beautiful butterflies that I have never seen...thank you for sharing them with us, Eileen! Have a most wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Angie, for your visit and comment.
DeleteI do enjoy these butterfly houses, it is nice to see the variety of butterflies.
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Fantastic butterfly photos, Eileen!
ReplyDeleteThe Cloudless Sulphur and Zebra Longwing are stunning.
It sounds like your visit was magical, and your hubby clearly has a knack for capturing these beauties.
Happy Saturday!
Thank you Veronica, for your link and comment. I loved seeing all the beautiful butterflies. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
DeleteI was just out on the trails yesterday and remarked on the number of butterflies I saw! It's been a good year. I don't think I've seen a Malachite but most of the others are here in FL. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane, for your link and comment.
DeleteI do enjoy all these butterflies. I just started seeing more of them in my yard.
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Wow! It is hard to pick a favorite from these beautiful butterflies. How nice to be able to see all the varieties in the Butterfly Pavilion! Great job capturing all the varieties!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ellen, for your visit and comment.
DeleteThey are all beautiful and it is hard to pick a favorite.
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Beautiful butterflies and a lovely header.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Thank you for your link and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
DeleteWow, what a lot of butterflies you saw there. I recognize a few, the monarch of course and swallow tails and others.
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting!!
Thank you Yogi, for your link and comment.
DeleteI finally saw two Monarchs at my butterfly bush yesterday. I was beginning to think I would not see any this season.
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I wish butterflies would sit still. They have beautiful and distinctive markings but they're hard to pick up.
ReplyDeleteThank you Red , for your visit and comment.
DeleteThe butterflies do not sit still often, they are always moving.
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Hello Eileen :)
ReplyDeleteButterflies are enchanting creatures, but sadly I have seen all too few this year. The Zebra longwing is one I haven't seen before. How wonderful that your hubby attracted one to his hand, Thank you for hosting Eileen, and have a great weekend.
All the best
Sonjia.
Thank you Sonjia, for your link and comment.
DeleteI was not seeing many butterflies at my place, but yesterday I started to see more.
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I only recognized one or two from the chart. Aren't monarchs well named? They are incredibly beautiful and regal.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeanie , for your visit and comment.
DeleteYes, the Monarch name is perfect for that beauty.
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How wonderful to be among the butterflies, with them flying around one and sometimes landing on one if they are lucky. Lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you Yvonne, for your link and comment.
DeleteIt is a fun place, I love seeing them land on people.
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I have seen them but not for a very long time and not all at one. You got great photos! Thanks Eileen! Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise, for your link and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
DeleteSuch a wonderful place, Eileen. Thanks for showing us all that beauty.
ReplyDeleteThank you RedPat, for your link and comment.
DeleteThe Butterfly house was a lovely place to visit.
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Estuve visitando un mariposario en un bonito pueblo de Málaga y salí fascinada de las distintintas especies que había.
ReplyDeleteFeliz fin domingo de descanso.
Thank you for your comment. The butterfly farms are so fun , I love all the variety of butterflies. Have a great weekend.
Deletebutterflies, my heart is fluttering!! these butterfly houses are just amazing, my husband is a butterfly whisper too!! i think the black one you could not identify MIGHT be a black swallowtail, the ones that i raise. it has some of the markings and looks faded to me. i LOVED this post, many thanks for hosting and have an awesome weekend!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debbie , for your link and comment.
DeleteThe butterflies are a lovely sight, it is great you are raising these beauties.
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wonderful post and photos about butterflies ~ Awesome header photo too ~Glad you have a hubby who is a butterfly whisper ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you Carol, for your link and comment.
DeleteHubby and I are nature lovers.
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wow amazing butterflies, Great post and pics.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend. Greetings
Thanks so much for your link and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.
DeleteI am so glad you took photos of these pretty butterflies, most of whom I wouldn't see in my own area either. No critters to submit this week. Just enjoyed seeing others'!
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara for your visit and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!
DeleteSo many different kinds of butterflies and all are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen for the comment and visit. The butterflies are beautiful. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!
DeleteDelightful butterflies! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda, for your link and comment. The butterflies are delightful. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!
DeleteButterflies are such delicate and beautiful critters Eileen and all your photographs show that. Thanks for hosting and commenting. I hope you have a lovely week ahead
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret, for your link and comment. Yes, the butterflies are delicate and beautiful. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!
DeleteGood morning Eileen, what a beautiful place at the Phoenix Botanical Gardens it's been a while since I've been there, too long actually. My parents lived in Glendale, and we nearly moved to Fountain Hills a long time ago. I always enjoy chilling with the butterflies too! Great post, enjoy your week ahead,
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen, for your link and comment. The Gardens were beautiful, we enjoyed our visit. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!
DeleteOh, I would love to visit this gorgeous place too. Such lovely founds!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your critter link and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.
DeleteHello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice post with all these butterflies. There are many kinds of them. Some are coming of the otherside of the world, so impressive. Fantastic to see.
Here in the Zoo every week were sent some to here as a chrysalis and then emerged as a butterfly.
Many greetings,
Marco
Thank you Marco, for your visit and comment. The butterflies are a beautiful sight to see! Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.
DeleteThese are beautiful! I was just thinking the other night I have missed going to my places to photograph butterflies! I have seen 7 or these in Indiana.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rose, the butterflies are beautiful. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.
DeleteYears ago we went to the butterfly house in Singapore. Such variety. Have a lovely week!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jill, for your visit and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.
DeleteHow cool is that?!?! I could sit and watch butterflies all day. Their patterns and variations are so interesting. Amazing how nature works like that.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment. Nature is amazing! Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
DeleteI love butterfly enclosures. Magic!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sharon, for your link and comment. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
DeleteHello Eileen
ReplyDeleteWow! Such beautiful butterflies, lovely photographs.
All the best Jan
Thank you Jan, I appreciate the visit and your comment. Take care, enjoy your day!
DeletePreciosa naturaleza Eileen. Y sí, mantengamos el rostro siempre hacia la luz del sol y las sombras nos caerán detrás. Me encanta Walt Whitman. El la cabecera de mi blog tengo una frase suya :))
ReplyDeleteBuen jueves.
Un abrazo.
Thank you Laura! I appreciate your comment. Yes, I enjoy Walt Whitman's quotes and wise words. Take care, enjoy your day!
DeletePreciosas mariposas, por aquí hay alguna parecida. Besos.
ReplyDeleteThank you Teresa, for your comment and visit! The butterflies are beautiful. Take care, have a great weekend!
DeleteThank you, Eileen for sharing at MM... Yes, I`m late this week with my comment.
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting the MM linking party! Take care, have a happy weekend!
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