tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post1161883574788254972..comments2024-01-02T02:31:37.780-05:00Comments on sweetbay: Swallowtails, Cloudless Sulfurs, and Bumblebeesweetbayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-75896317104565029562009-08-26T20:55:53.776-04:002009-08-26T20:55:53.776-04:00Spectacular photos! Love the black swallowtail.Spectacular photos! Love the black swallowtail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-43292347647042275922009-08-26T13:08:09.814-04:002009-08-26T13:08:09.814-04:00Great butterfly photos and garden shots Sweet bay!...Great butterfly photos and garden shots Sweet bay! Love the first one... all of them really. Wonderful colors! Hope it cools off soon... it is much nicer here again.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-80484899800740068442009-08-25T11:49:31.384-04:002009-08-25T11:49:31.384-04:00Love your garden guests--I agree the blue swallowt...Love your garden guests--I agree the blue swallowtail is dazzling! I bet they're all very happy in your garden. For reasons entirely unknown, my zinnias are a complete bust this year, which bums me out a lot. My Joe Pye is doing well, and I do have nice insect visitors.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-35920243581291796622009-08-25T06:27:57.461-04:002009-08-25T06:27:57.461-04:00Hi Sweet Bay, I love seeing your flying visitors a...Hi Sweet Bay, I love seeing your flying visitors and yes, that bee is wearing a particularly velvety cloak! Love your Joe Pye and other visitors. I have been unable to capture any of the few butterflies hovering around here so far. They are not sitting still at all! Your variety is fabulous! :-)<br />FrancesFranceshttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-3610445030986408762009-08-24T16:36:13.763-04:002009-08-24T16:36:13.763-04:00Now life can't get better than watching butter...Now life can't get better than watching butterflies buds and bees!<br />love all that you share and oh my looking back at previous posts..your Tommy cat is<br /> Purr-fection! <br />meow & purrr-Zzzzz =^'^=Naturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-74225585489321935282009-08-24T13:54:40.647-04:002009-08-24T13:54:40.647-04:00Great post! I love the top photo of Joe Pye and al...Great post! I love the top photo of Joe Pye and all your butterfly shots are beautiful too!<br /><br />CarolynCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365004847174534068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-66479600939996986432009-08-24T12:57:56.733-04:002009-08-24T12:57:56.733-04:00SB, I am always happy after a visit here...If I w...SB, I am always happy after a visit here...If I were a bee, butterfly or any other flower loving critter I would bee, too:) I think your sun and soil must have magic! Big heads of Joe Pye Weed, my favorite zinnia color and the rose...Is that mutabilis? All delightful....gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-21516543855693623022009-08-24T12:14:34.940-04:002009-08-24T12:14:34.940-04:00The Joe Pye is popular at my house too. Growing na...The Joe Pye is popular at my house too. Growing native is the best.<br />I loved seeing the Cloudless Sulphurs. Thank you! They are so pretty and very fast moving...all your butterflies are gorgeous...the Swallowtails are amazing butterflies.<br />I do love the bees too.<br />SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-31045092400739724832009-08-24T10:09:53.291-04:002009-08-24T10:09:53.291-04:00Wonderful butterfly photos. My favorite kind. I ...Wonderful butterfly photos. My favorite kind. I planted two Joe Pyes this year and saw not a single butterfly on either. Maybe next year will be a better year for butterflies here.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-37031034705420232812009-08-24T09:25:30.920-04:002009-08-24T09:25:30.920-04:00wow! it must be lovely to spend a quiet afternoon ...wow! it must be lovely to spend a quiet afternoon in your garden with these beautiful creatures flitting around for company:)...i especially like the eastern black swallowtail:)...lareinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837701148082912586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-71226202966442359002009-08-23T17:21:58.413-04:002009-08-23T17:21:58.413-04:00Wow! Great images. I love the monarch butterfly. ...Wow! Great images. I love the monarch butterfly. I would love to get a shot like that, but it is quite the challenge. I should look for some joe Pye Weed they seem to love!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849452502880833723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-34698089392985275422009-08-23T13:52:33.141-04:002009-08-23T13:52:33.141-04:00Beautiful shots of the butterflies, bee, and flowe...Beautiful shots of the butterflies, bee, and flowers!<br />It's fun to learn the names of the butterflies, too.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-16779214895814986012009-08-23T11:31:15.459-04:002009-08-23T11:31:15.459-04:00What an amazing variety of butterflies Sweet Bay. ...What an amazing variety of butterflies Sweet Bay. You've taken such great photos of them too. We are not seeing many this year so I'm envious. I agree that Joe Pye is one of the best plants for pollinators ~ it's so beautiful too, one of my favorites.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-70767372411753014292009-08-23T11:12:48.408-04:002009-08-23T11:12:48.408-04:00wow magnificent insects, flowers and cute butterfl...wow magnificent insects, flowers and cute butterflies!<br />thanks for sharing and happy camera critters<br />purrs<br /><a href="http://weloveluna.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Luna</a>Cezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-21286179597506964252009-08-23T10:42:07.552-04:002009-08-23T10:42:07.552-04:00That's some marvelous and marvelously patient ...That's some marvelous and marvelously patient photography. I'll have to do some local research to find out if I can get the Joe Pye Weed here.Green thumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985557905470748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-1325133312920844182009-08-23T10:10:35.050-04:002009-08-23T10:10:35.050-04:00That is one AWESOME stand of Joe Pye! Simply gorge...That is one AWESOME stand of Joe Pye! Simply gorgeous!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-27089602893285361152009-08-23T09:21:44.093-04:002009-08-23T09:21:44.093-04:00Like Sue, I'm glad you mentioned the differnce...Like Sue, I'm glad you mentioned the differnce in the male and female sulphers. I too usually see females and have been lucky enough to get some pics but they are fast,lol. I really should plant Joe Pye again. I tried 'Bartered Bride'(was mislabeled) a few years ago but it was only attractive for a couple of days out of the year,lol.littlewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698252757282230776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-58165476307555763332009-08-23T04:36:49.040-04:002009-08-23T04:36:49.040-04:00After yesterday I'm even more impressed then u...After yesterday I'm even more impressed then usual. I tried to photo a butterfly but it kept on flying away as soon as I had it in focus :) Lovely photos !!Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323971608753801676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-76003164964384329392009-08-23T04:21:19.026-04:002009-08-23T04:21:19.026-04:00Wonderful captures! The Swallowtails are truly stu...Wonderful captures! The Swallowtails are truly stunning. We seem to have mostly Cabbage Whites!jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-78023750717903151552009-08-22T23:20:43.972-04:002009-08-22T23:20:43.972-04:00What a pretty variety of butterflies! I bought Ch...What a pretty variety of butterflies! I bought Chocolate eupatorium this year and am waiting for it to bloom. I hope it attracts butterflies like yours!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-37021886631604072862009-08-22T22:34:12.307-04:002009-08-22T22:34:12.307-04:00Great shots! Thanks for the help telling male and...Great shots! Thanks for the help telling male and female sulphurs apart. I think I usually see females.<br /><br />My Joe Pye weed is struggling and just has a few blooms. I'm not sure if they are even open yet. Hopefully, the butterflies will find them. The butterfly bush we've had the longest is huge this year, and the bees and butterflies are loving it.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-27552851528810619452009-08-22T20:11:21.751-04:002009-08-22T20:11:21.751-04:00Stunning photos! I love the variety of winged crit...Stunning photos! I love the variety of winged critters. Beautiful flowers, too!Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648866385164116020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-88172356224976719152009-08-22T18:06:07.007-04:002009-08-22T18:06:07.007-04:00oh my sweetbay, what great photos!! Joe Pye is cer...oh my sweetbay, what great photos!! Joe Pye is certainly a great butterfly magnet. I am always amazed at how many butterflies are on them. Lantana seems to run a close second.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-78479015293108168562009-08-22T17:52:20.999-04:002009-08-22T17:52:20.999-04:00Beautiful pictures Sweetbay. The Cloudless Sulfurs...Beautiful pictures Sweetbay. The Cloudless Sulfurs are sure pretty, I've never seen them before. And aren't you the brave one getting so close to the bees for those great shots!RainGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071017261791897927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-66495676517861875892009-08-22T17:03:32.658-04:002009-08-22T17:03:32.658-04:00they are all so beautiful.they are all so beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778054413371087920noreply@blogger.com