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Birds & Butterflies

1/21/2014

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I captured these photos this afternoon. At one point, I had two birds and one butterfly on my hand at the same time. But I couldn't take a photo because I had to protect the butterfly! The birds are used to me giving them nuts (pecans today) and while they were waiting for their usual treat, the birds were eyeing my butterfly pal. I verbally told the birds a firm "no!" and shielded the butterfly with my fingers at times. (This is a re-post from 2011)

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The Checkered White (Pontia protodice), also called Southern Cabbage Butterfly, is a common North American butterfly in the family Pieridae.
The birds seemed to know that "no!" wasn't good because they would step up my arm, away from the butterfly, and I've never seen them do that!
This butterfly (above and the one I'm handling) is a Pontia protodice or also called the Checkered White and Southern Cabbage Butterfly. The one shown above is female. 
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Check out the tongue!
This was when I first discovered the tongue on a butterfly! It was fascinating!
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This is the orange butterfly. Looks like bark! What a great camouflage!
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Here's the tongue before it curls!
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Sulphur butterfly
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