May 24, 2026
My New Book Is Here
I am pleased to report that The Peregrine Falcon from Schiffer Books -- the folks who did such a beautiful…
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Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
November 18, 2016
Cuban Malachite Butterfly
Saw this guy in the Zapata Swamp on a bird count with the Caribbean Conservation Trust. Malachite Butterfly.
More on Malachites here.
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what yellow green colors. Amazing
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It really reminds me of stained glass especially with the black surrounding so much of it. It almost looks as if it is posing! Were there any other interesting insects in that swamp? Hopefully you did not come back with too many bites! There must have been plenty of mosquitos and tarantulas. Also don’t they have the tiniest hummingbird in the world…bee hummingbird?
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My favorite!!
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sallyt.
what yellow green colors. Amazing
Marianne Herrmann
It really reminds me of stained glass especially with the black surrounding so much of it. It almost looks as if it is posing! Were there any other interesting insects in that swamp? Hopefully you did not come back with too many bites! There must have been plenty of mosquitos and tarantulas. Also don’t they have the tiniest hummingbird in the world…bee hummingbird?
Deedee Burnside
My favorite!!