Loving the Butterfly Bush

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged butterfly, Butterfly Bush, Flowers, photography, Port Stanley, purple, Red-Spotted Purple, Swallowtail • 8 Comments

A big, beautiful Butterfly Bush in Port Stanley attracts a few different butterflies.

Flutterby

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged butterfly, Dame's Rockets, Flowers, photography, softness, Swallowtail • 6 Comments

Here is another post from the spring of 2010. A large Swallowtail Butterfly pauses for some nectar on the Dame’s Rockets.

Monarch and Aster

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged Aster, butterfly, London, Medway Creek, Monarch, photography • 2 Comments

A Monarch butterfly poses for a photo on a purple Aster at Medway Creek. Soon this butterfly should be flying south for the winter.

Monarch and Goldenrod

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged butterfly, London, Medway Creek, Monarch, Ontario, photography • 4 Comments

Took this at Medway Creek the other day. The monarchs are still around and now enjoying the plentiful goldenrod flowers. Soon they will migrate to Central America for the winter - amazing creatures!

Red-Spotted Purple

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged butterfly, London, Medway Creek, Ontario, photography, Red-Spotted Purple • 8 Comments

The Red-Spotted Purple is a beautiful brush-footed butterfly. Seen at Medway Creek in London, I am thinking that seeing so many more butterflies this year is because of the ban on pesticides for cosmetic use.