There’s Got To Be Some Necter In Here Somewhere (New Mexico Thistle & Bee) — Image by kenne
There’s Got To Be Some Necter In Here Somewhere (New Mexico Thistle & Bee) — Image by kenne
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly On a New Mexico Thistle — Image by kenne
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Lavender, Blue and Yellow — Image by kenne
Red Bordered Satyr on a New Mexico Thistle Gone to Seed, (September 25, 2014)
— Image taken on Mt. Lemmon by kenne
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New Mexico Thistle — Image by kenne
Mariposa Lily — Images by kenne
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Two-tailed Swallowtail — Images by kenne
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“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.”
~Hans Christian Andersen
Pipevine Swallowtail loves New Mexico thistles — Images by kenne
So far the wildflower season on Mt. Lemmon hasn’t attracted a lot of butterflies. This past Wednesday I was able to capture images of this beautiful Pipevine Swallowtail.
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New Mexico Thistle — Image by kenne
Lavender, Blue, and Yellow
Standing tall above
the golden poppies
and blue lupines
grows a warlike flower,
several inflorescences
branching from the summit,
near the dusty paths
of the Sutherland Trail.
Bees move independently
through the fields
of blue and yellow,
only the diligent
tunneling into
the cushion of lavender
before the arrival
of the painted ladies.
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Mexican Poppies and Desert Lupines in Catalina State Park — Image by kenne
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on a New Mexico Thistle along the Mt. Lemmon Meadow Trail — Image by kenne