Great Spangled Frittilary butterflies and many other species of butterflies use milkweed a food source. 
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 4:47 PM
NATURE NOTES
NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA
Sunday, July 10, 2011
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For years we have kept track of events such as the arrival of the first Hummingbird or the blooming of the first Marsh Marigold. We have now begun to photograph these events and felt others may be interested in what we run into in our "nature wanderings". CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM. TO VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS FOR A PARTICULAR MONTH JUST CLICK ON THE MONTH DESIRED. All photos are copyrighted but may be used for educational purposes if credit is given to authors of this blog.
Previous Posts
- Black Swallowtail butterflys are now out.
- Bronze Copper butterfly on Early sunflower.
- Tenspot dragonflies are now common on our prairies...
- Female Window Skimmer dragonfly.
- Tiger swallowtail on canada thistle bloom.
- A butterfly from the skipper family on a black-eye...
- Milkweed and milkweed bugs are very common now.
- Purple prairie clover on west side of Lake Louise ...
- White prairie clover just west of Lake Louise St. ...
- This thunderhead was about 45 miles from our hous...
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