Cassius Blue butterfly
I got a good shot of this Cassius Blue butterfly on my blue daisy today. I see this guy rather frequently – and he’s hardly ever sitting still!
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Cassius Blue
I got a good shot of this Cassius Blue butterfly on my blue daisy today. I see this guy rather frequently – and he’s hardly ever sitting still!
Cassius Blue
Rich and I read that the Brevard Zoo was hosting a special butterfly exhibit. So we drove over to Melbourne to check it out.
There were some very pretty birds in the butterfly exhibit. I’m not sure what they are, but they were very friendly and let me get very close.
Bird
Bird
There were a bunch of different kinds of butterflies and they were all free-flight in the enclosed area as you enter the Asia exhibit. Rich was very patient with me as I oohed and aahed over the nectar plants, then spent a long time taking pictures of the butterflies.
White Peacock
Monarch
Julia
Rich and I had fun looking at the Lorikeets. They are so colorful! Kids bought stuff to feed them, and the birds came right up to them to eat.
Lorikeet
There were a bunch of other birds on exhibit, too.
Hawk
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Duck
Caracara
I spent a long time trying to get this parrot to pose for me. He just wouldn’t look at me! I wonder if he does that to everybody holding a camera?
Silly Bird Who Didn't Want to Pose for Me!
Rich was overjoyed to see some turtles at the zoo. I think we spent more time turtle-gazing than we did with the butterflies!
Turtle
Turtle
Now you can’t go to a zoo without admiring the other critters that live there.
Otter
Monkey
Monkey
Giraffe
Roses! I added ‘Granada’ and ‘Gold Medal’ to the flowerbed in the front yard today. I also added more red pentas to the back in hopes of seeing another hummingbird. Come back, Ruby!
New roses