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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
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Still so very very few butterflies.. but a beautiful gift of extra large Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is wonderful
Halictid Bee (Agapostemon texanus)
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A Day Lily fought its belated way through the Lantana and a Halictid Bee graced the stamens to collect the pollen
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)(m) A first…
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Well.... after next to no butterflies... a "first" and Lifer for here and me today bringing my butterfly species total here to 51.
This is a Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) male.
Not a pretty background but you take what you can get ... he was taking minerals off the stones !
Bumble Bee ! The first in many weeks !
Finally ! Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)(m…
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Six weeks late and many of his friends short.... but I was so grateful to see him in this butterfly-less Summer.
He did not stay long and he would not stay still
Ironweed
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Ironweed. I don't see this much here as it normally needs more dampness. That said.. I get occasional stems of it. I love the colour and this was catching shaded morning light.
Its a disaster year here. Literally.. no butterflies.... no bees.... nothing. Maybe they will still come
Artwork mine own
Yuletide Lights ~ A LIGHT FOR ANDY
Yuletide Carols
Yellow Crocus's
Wild Pansies
Violets
The first Hummingbird of the Year
Squirrel In The Pines
Spirit of the Blue Buffalo
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One of a series of artwork called "Spirit of The Buffalo" In Oklahoma. Each former was decorated differently
Title Big Blue Buffalo
Artist Janie L. Brainard
Sponsor Norman Regional Hospital
Location Norman Regional Hospital - new building off Tecumseh Rd. Take I-35 south, exit W on Tecumseh,
go about 1/4 mi. Hospital is on S side of road
Artist's Description
Big Blue Buffalo is a fun, dynamic mosaic of mirror pieces and cobalt blue glass and ceramic pieces.
Upon the symbol of Oklahoma history, the buffalo, the mosaic pieces shape a giant swirl of water. I chose water as a symbol because of its historical link to the renewal of Oklahoma, starting with the hundreds of man-made lakes after the Dust Bowl Era and continuing with the new Downtown Canal. The glass and mirrors may also remind viewers of the Crystal Bridge or the silvery office buildings downtown.
The idea is to create a giant swirl of Nature and Man; natural forms (the buffalo and the blue swirl of water) are constructed with man-made materials (the fiber-glass buffalo body and the glass and pottery relics that adorn it).
The buffalo's large swirl of bright mirrors and brilliant blue is visually striking from afar. As the viewer approaches, a complex tactile texture is discovered. The varied mosaic encourages the viewer to hunt out symbols in the buffalo, discovering patterns, Native American nature symbols, tumbled waterglass, and fragments of Route 66/Oklahoma ceramic curios.
Artwork mine
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
Snowdrops w
Snow Crocus
