tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post4596400899555299648..comments2023-11-05T02:06:20.555-06:00Comments on Texas Oasis: Winter beautyBlueberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-37151701112545362182012-12-11T07:07:09.259-06:002012-12-11T07:07:09.259-06:00Wow, it looks like these ARE Queens and not Monarc...Wow, it looks like these ARE Queens and not Monarchs. I have seen some Monarchs though, but mostly these. Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-44776096511887404352012-12-10T05:02:10.920-06:002012-12-10T05:02:10.920-06:00Very interesting! I am going to examine these furt...Very interesting! I am going to examine these further (and pass along to MrB, butterfly gardener) and go through the rest of my shots too. Thanks for the link.Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-68296020034450946022012-12-10T00:03:57.884-06:002012-12-10T00:03:57.884-06:00Bees and butterflies were all over my Austin garde...Bees and butterflies were all over my Austin garden today too. A few years ago nature/garden blogger Meredith Great Stems had a post on <a href="http://www.greatstems.com/2009/10/distinguishing-queens-monarchs-and-others.html" rel="nofollow">how to tell Monarchs and their cousins the Queen butterflies apart</a>. I'm pretty sure the butterflies in your photo are Queens - what do you think? <br />Keeping my fingers crossed they'll all find hiding places to make it through the next couple of nights.Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-28597613723322804712012-12-09T13:41:51.686-06:002012-12-09T13:41:51.686-06:00Pretty darn magical.Pretty darn magical.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-36010995523321872662012-12-09T13:05:41.302-06:002012-12-09T13:05:41.302-06:00Yes, it's still warm here, has been in the 80s...Yes, it's still warm here, has been in the 80s. We ran the A/C last night and today. It is supposed to chill down tomorrow, but that won't last long. <br /><br />Lots of eggs there on the plant stems, hoping for the best when it comes to increasing the butterfly population. Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-16692914540716912982012-12-09T12:43:31.035-06:002012-12-09T12:43:31.035-06:00They truly are beautiful but I can't believe t...They truly are beautiful but I can't believe they're still hanging out with you all.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com