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Butterflies Sip Sweet Nectar

August 15, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

butterfly by adelaide tyrolRecently I saw a beautiful orange butterfly speckled with black – a great spangled fritillary – feeding on orange hawkweed in a meadow.

I observed it through binoculars, so as not to scare it off, then slowly crept closer.

I watched as the butterfly unfurled its proboscis, a tube that functions like a straw, and inserted it into the flower. Then the fritillary sucked up nectar by rhythmically contracting muscles in its head. Sugars in the nectar provide energy for flight, defense, reproduction, and the butterfly’s other daily activities. [Read more…] about Butterflies Sip Sweet Nectar

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: butterflies, insects, Native Plants, nature, Wildlife

Are Brighter Monarchs Better Flyers?

September 12, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

monarch butterfly by adelaide tyrolThe September before my daughter was born, my husband and I went for our last pre-baby hike around Camel’s Hump in the Green Mountains of Vermont. We stopped for a snack on the ridgeline, and as we sat munching granola bars we were surprised to see a monarch butterfly flap past, battling the turbulence at this higher elevation.

We watched it disappear southwards, then turned to see a second monarch, then another, fly after the first. It felt like we had stumbled on an aerial herd path as we watched half a dozen orange butterflies flutter southwards along the mountain at treetop height. [Read more…] about Are Brighter Monarchs Better Flyers?

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: butterflies, insects, nature, Wildlife

Help Monarchs on their Long Migration South

August 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Monarch butterfly by Sandy Van VrankenMonarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) begin their annual fall migration in mid-August. These butterflies are the great-great-grandchildren of the monarchs that migrated to Mexico last fall. [Read more…] about Help Monarchs on their Long Migration South

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, insects, nature, Wildlife

Help Monarch Butterflies on their Long Migration South

September 4, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

monarch caterpillar in pupa stage by Sandy Van VrankenMonarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) begin their annual fall migration in mid-August. These butterflies are the great-great-grandchildren of the monarchs that migrated to Mexico last fall. [Read more…] about Help Monarch Butterflies on their Long Migration South

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: butterflies, insects

Dissolution And Metamorphosis: A Caterpillar Soup

August 26, 2020 by Paul Hetzler 1 Comment

Monarch butterfly by Sandy Van VrankenNo one wants a meltdown, especially in the style of the Wicked Witch of the West, who in the film “The Wizard of Oz” dissolved into a puddle on the floor until only her hat remained.

But if anything can produce a meltdown faster than a bucket of water on a witch from Oz, it’s the stress induced by the Covid-19 crisis.

Everything is uncertain these days. Jobs are on the line, kids are home from school, and social bonds are strained, sometimes to the breaking point. There is a lot of melting-down going around. [Read more…] about Dissolution And Metamorphosis: A Caterpillar Soup

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: insects, nature, Wildlife

monarch butterfly by adelaide tyrol

September 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

monarch butterfly by adelaide tyrol

monarch butterfly by adelaide tyrol

Monarch butterfly by Sandy Van Vranken

August 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Monarch butterfly by Sandy Van Vranken

Monarch butterfly by Sandy Van Vranken

Establishing Milkweed for Monarchs

October 8, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

common milkweed courtesy Wikimedia user Amos Oliver DoyleDuring a late summer walk, I noticed that the common milkweed in our back field is becoming not-so-common. Once vigorous patches of the milky green plants have dwindled, engulfed in a sea of Canada goldenrod. [Read more…] about Establishing Milkweed for Monarchs

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: butterflies, gardening, insects, Native Plants, nature, Science, Wildlife

Monarch Butterfly provided by AdkAction

June 17, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Monarch Butterfly provided by AdkAction

Monarch Butterfly provided by AdkAction

Celebrate Pollinator Week With These Adirondack Activities

June 18, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Monarch Butterfly provided by AdkActionAdkAction’s Adirondack Pollinator Project will celebrate Pollinator Week, which recognizes the invaluable role pollinators play in supporting biodiversity, food availability, and the economy, from June 21st through 27th. [Read more…] about Celebrate Pollinator Week With These Adirondack Activities

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature Tagged With: Adirondacks, AdkAction

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