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My Column: State Line Hawk Watch
A view of State Line Lookout and the Hudson River beyond in Alpine. By Jim WrightSpecial to The Record |…
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
August 4, 2016
2.5 Cool Celery Farm Butterflies
When I did a couple of loops around the Celery Farm yesterday, I came across three "trophy" butterflies – a Spicebush Swallowtail on Parnell's Path, a Monarch in the Butterfly Garden and a Great-spangled Fritillary that had just flown from the Celery Farm into my yard (hence the .5).
It was a tough call, but somebody had to make it…
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They remind me of beautiful stained glass mosaics.
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Very nice shots!
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They have appeared on Lenapi Dr., too, this week. So cool, I can’t take enough pics. They have arrived.
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Carol E.
They remind me of beautiful stained glass mosaics.
Barbara
Very nice shots!
sallyt.
They have appeared on Lenapi Dr., too, this week. So cool, I can’t take enough pics. They have arrived.