tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post8481376328520701423..comments2024-03-12T08:48:54.735-04:00Comments on Red and the Peanut: A Mourning Cloak butterfly sips sap from our dying ash tree...Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-81728612219658467832012-10-06T11:16:38.184-04:002012-10-06T11:16:38.184-04:00yours is simply my favorite blog of all. Thank you...yours is simply my favorite blog of all. Thank you. <br /><br />I remember watching mourning cloaks flying around a bare winter woods and wondering if they were the promise of the coming year or ghosts of the last one...thatoneoldguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16460588627491070731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-18163503015356374142012-09-17T08:33:28.301-04:002012-09-17T08:33:28.301-04:00Don't know how I missed this post, Kelly! I al...Don't know how I missed this post, Kelly! I always learn something when visiting your blog. Your photos are wonderful. I have never seen a Mourning Cloak butterfly.Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-8110333332692239672012-09-16T16:52:23.277-04:002012-09-16T16:52:23.277-04:00...thanks, everyone! Yesterday I looked out the li......thanks, everyone! Yesterday I looked out the living room window and saw 3 Mourning Cloaks feeding at one of the sap flows at the same time. They looked so pretty in the shadows. The butterflies continue to swarm the tree...Red Admirals and Red-spotted Purples were most numerous after the Mourning Cloaks.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-32184891651740936812012-09-16T13:01:17.817-04:002012-09-16T13:01:17.817-04:00thank you for sharing this information and your lo...thank you for sharing this information and your lovely photos of this beautiful butterfly.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279605745446513635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-8693130160128734532012-09-14T14:37:45.987-04:002012-09-14T14:37:45.987-04:00Wonderful nature lesson and wonderful photos. I lo...Wonderful nature lesson and wonderful photos. I love the wing details! I didn't know half this stuff! Thanks Kelly!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-64777708597676771912012-09-12T14:45:20.533-04:002012-09-12T14:45:20.533-04:00Nice pictures, like you always show us.
Thanks fo...Nice pictures, like you always show us.<br /><br />Thanks for share them.<br /><br />AntonioAntonio Ruizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610352196882820225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-66141790812796782162012-09-12T12:16:03.504-04:002012-09-12T12:16:03.504-04:00I never knew that about Mourning Cloaks. I used t...I never knew that about Mourning Cloaks. I used to see lots of them on the farm where I grew up, but not so much where I live know. I do remember seeing one this Spring, however, on the siding of our house.Janice Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795812571288753785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-28109093674183674942012-09-12T09:46:04.247-04:002012-09-12T09:46:04.247-04:00Wonderful post, Kelly. You do a great job of intr...Wonderful post, Kelly. You do a great job of introducing folks to the lesser known butterfly facts. They are not all flowers and Monarch-like migration. <br /><br />Lovely photos, too. 'Picker<br /><br />Weedpicker Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529273252200443042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-28115709469396029232012-09-12T05:03:37.478-04:002012-09-12T05:03:37.478-04:00Very interesting, Kelly! I never knew that butter...Very interesting, Kelly! I never knew that butterflies like tree sap or that some prefer cooler weather. You always prompt me to do a little extra reading.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801967071649685995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-32992178679102606172012-09-11T22:41:08.962-04:002012-09-11T22:41:08.962-04:00Fascinating critters, wonderful pictures, thanks f...Fascinating critters, wonderful pictures, thanks for the information about them and their life cycle.Gillian Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-86594172700795841212012-09-11T22:31:16.303-04:002012-09-11T22:31:16.303-04:00Fantastic. I always learn so much from your posts...Fantastic. I always learn so much from your posts. Wonderful images and information.Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-1839890108865565122012-09-11T18:49:21.240-04:002012-09-11T18:49:21.240-04:00Hi Kelly. A very interesting and informative post....Hi Kelly. A very interesting and informative post. I know it is sad to loose your Ash but at least it has its uses for other species, like the Mourning Cloak. FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-41417784155264838632012-09-11T16:42:39.410-04:002012-09-11T16:42:39.410-04:00Great shots, Kelly! I used to see a lot of these e...Great shots, Kelly! I used to see a lot of these early in the season in Ballard Park in Newport. Oddly enough, we had a good few hanging out in the garden center at work earlier in the Summer. Now I'm wonering if it was the trees we carry that attracted them.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-58809314463411434742012-09-11T15:08:10.950-04:002012-09-11T15:08:10.950-04:00Beautiful series Kelly.Beautiful series Kelly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582486370057662487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-88734412330331174892012-09-11T14:09:07.614-04:002012-09-11T14:09:07.614-04:00A lovely specimen Kelly.A lovely specimen Kelly.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669756911857727253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-62613353446018071822012-09-11T11:49:09.412-04:002012-09-11T11:49:09.412-04:00and thank you for the explanation on brushfoots. i...and thank you for the explanation on brushfoots. i had seen that term but didn't realize what it meant.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-42446641895126805832012-09-11T11:48:30.455-04:002012-09-11T11:48:30.455-04:00i will have to watch for them, knowing they may be...i will have to watch for them, knowing they may be around in the cooler weather. we did get some this spring.<br /><br />our dogs had torn off some bark from one of our smaller trees in the yard. all the butterflies would cluster on it, sipping the sap as long as it ran.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-78925351639150024652012-09-11T11:01:42.125-04:002012-09-11T11:01:42.125-04:00Stunning captures! And so Educational!
Thank you!...Stunning captures! And so Educational!<br />Thank you! Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-86258293589258153232012-09-11T09:50:41.145-04:002012-09-11T09:50:41.145-04:00Hi Kelly
We have a fair number of Mourning Cloaks...Hi Kelly<br /><br />We have a fair number of Mourning Cloaks here and I always enjoy seeing them they are so beautiful and their life cycle means that we can see them when there are no other butterflies around. A lovely post.<br /><br />GuyGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546069846136464138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-68463983968266427012012-09-11T09:41:40.381-04:002012-09-11T09:41:40.381-04:00Banjo...thank you! In our area, no ash trees are s...Banjo...thank you! In our area, no ash trees are surviving. We had it professionally treated for 3 years, but the bugs still took over. There are supposed to be some treatments that do work, but they didn't for us. Untreated trees are dying quickly around Mason now. You can see them everywhere. ...they use their little brush feet to clean their antenna. <br /><br />..thanks, Friend of HK!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-80836180072425595602012-09-11T09:33:31.528-04:002012-09-11T09:33:31.528-04:00Enjoyed reading your blog, very informative. We do...Enjoyed reading your blog, very informative. We don't see this species in Hong Kong. Thanks for sharing.Friend of HKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022839220905276885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-3400814945545314752012-09-11T09:28:56.776-04:002012-09-11T09:28:56.776-04:00Fascinating, as always. And again your use of diff...Fascinating, as always. And again your use of different focal points helps a lot as I try to visualize your information. <br /><br />Sorry to hear this brown is a little misleading--I like it a lot. <br /><br />What are the two little brush legs for? <br /><br />Are ash trees surviving anywhere? Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.com