tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post3120658639520505976..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Eye, Eye, Skipper~A Big Eyed PollinatorGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39564864971864542912011-03-13T19:10:50.894-05:002011-03-13T19:10:50.894-05:00Ooh, and I just noticed your link to the Xerces So...Ooh, and I just noticed your link to the Xerces Society's new book -- need to get that!<br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-44249925619993003642011-03-13T19:05:56.010-05:002011-03-13T19:05:56.010-05:00What a great series! It's such a great thing...What a great series! It's such a great thing to promote support for pollinators in your garden.<br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-35598586532678557922011-03-11T22:24:20.015-06:002011-03-11T22:24:20.015-06:00I enjoyed your post. I'm glad to hear my habi...I enjoyed your post. I'm glad to hear my habitat is healthy. I think that's the word you used. I tend to have lots of skippers. I see more skippers than butterflies. I also have lots of bees and wasps. I miss them and the flowers so much during the winter.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-12101345422200409252011-03-10T08:22:22.211-06:002011-03-10T08:22:22.211-06:00Love the photos Gail! I've been immensely enj...Love the photos Gail! I've been immensely enjoying this series of posts on pollinators. <br /><br />As our garden continues to mature, it's such a joy seeing more and more pollinators visiting us every year. They are under such stress in our 'modern' world, it's a beautiful thing for us gardeners to provide them with habitat and refuge.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-453227366494574102011-03-10T06:40:31.958-06:002011-03-10T06:40:31.958-06:00Gorgeous photos! These little guys are sweet in th...Gorgeous photos! These little guys are sweet in the garden.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-43913123708868006922011-03-09T19:08:35.941-06:002011-03-09T19:08:35.941-06:00Oh Gail, This is an award winning post! Your photo...Oh Gail, This is an award winning post! Your photography is stunning. Truly magical light and who could not fall in love with these wonderful skippers. Great links too! Fabulous series! Thanks!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-71315308326031093132011-03-09T19:08:14.648-06:002011-03-09T19:08:14.648-06:00Fantastic photos. Those really are some big eyes ...Fantastic photos. Those really are some big eyes aren't they!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-61381017199066614692011-03-09T16:04:51.438-06:002011-03-09T16:04:51.438-06:00Loved your exploration of skippers. I am happy to...Loved your exploration of skippers. I am happy to say that I have tons of them in my garden, which is completely organic as is my nursery. I can't believe they held still long enough for you to get such good photographs. I am a big fan of Doug Tallamy--his book Bringing Nature Home is excellent.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-12170738329347863712011-03-09T14:46:23.377-06:002011-03-09T14:46:23.377-06:00Gail - you are so good about bringing joy-filled p...Gail - you are so good about bringing joy-filled posts to light! Your butterfly-laden photos are gorgeous... watch out Randy E! :-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-58780292952177939782011-03-09T11:24:43.075-06:002011-03-09T11:24:43.075-06:00Great post. Your blog is one of the reasons I have...Great post. Your blog is one of the reasons I have a couple of asters growing on in the greenhouse to extend the attraction for the wildlife. Was happy see I have a lot of the plants on your list, which seem to work just as well here in the UK. I would like to find the time to get better at identifying by insect visitors though.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-17057031554039970552011-03-09T06:55:18.199-06:002011-03-09T06:55:18.199-06:00What amazing photographs! I have been thinking a ...What amazing photographs! I have been thinking a lot about pollinators because the New England Wildflower Society is having a container planting competition - Native Buzz - and the research to design a container for specific pollinators is challenging.Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-69281292131625532562011-03-08T23:27:35.531-06:002011-03-08T23:27:35.531-06:00You must be really sneaky, and/or really patient t...You must be really sneaky, and/or really patient to get such awesome photos. Great information too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-42602949204364126532011-03-08T21:50:48.707-06:002011-03-08T21:50:48.707-06:00Good stuff and lovely photos, dear Gail. I'm g...Good stuff and lovely photos, dear Gail. I'm going to keep a closer eye on these cuties!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-34004525258008623152011-03-08T18:36:15.822-06:002011-03-08T18:36:15.822-06:00I can never identify skippers, but I love seeing t...I can never identify skippers, but I love seeing them! They seem so cheerful.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-49468256198592658672011-03-07T21:16:32.187-06:002011-03-07T21:16:32.187-06:00I always enjoy seeing them skip about from flower ...I always enjoy seeing them skip about from flower to flower!Dave@TheHomeGardenhttp://www.GrowingTheHomeGarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-20536502336133082772011-03-07T16:00:32.897-06:002011-03-07T16:00:32.897-06:00Thanks for the info and the great photos!Thanks for the info and the great photos!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-65763082236531751232011-03-07T15:52:43.814-06:002011-03-07T15:52:43.814-06:00In the birding world we refer to Skippers as the E...In the birding world we refer to Skippers as the Empies of the butterflies. You see the Flycatcher Genus Empidonax (Empies for short) are the most frustraingly similar flycatchers in the bird world. Like the Skippers they have such similar markings and are difficult to differentiate = frustrating. Yet they are all beautiful. We can just enjoy those big eyed pollinators anyway.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-28119007397147881992011-03-07T14:07:45.109-06:002011-03-07T14:07:45.109-06:00I'll take Horace Dusty Wing, colour coded to t...I'll take Horace Dusty Wing, colour coded to the chocolate brown heart of the 'daisy'.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-48246740742450627612011-03-07T14:06:42.647-06:002011-03-07T14:06:42.647-06:00Beautiful photos! I have to admit, I never can ph...Beautiful photos! I have to admit, I never can photograph butterflies - they flutter too fast for me to aim well. So, I've never noticed what big eyes they have! (The better you see with, my dear!)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-62916814981587470742011-03-07T12:53:08.322-06:002011-03-07T12:53:08.322-06:00Not only are skippers wonderful, they have the cut...Not only are skippers wonderful, they have the cutest name. :) I'm excited to dig into your native plant links 'cause I've got me some big plans in the works for this gardening season.Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-42037226645861809362011-03-07T12:10:33.877-06:002011-03-07T12:10:33.877-06:00I love skippers. We were bursting with them at th...I love skippers. We were bursting with them at the end of last summer. They were all over everything from basil blooms to our heirloom sunflowers. I can't wait to see as we add more flowers to the garden, how many more show up!Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-71778019056118094272011-03-07T09:10:13.548-06:002011-03-07T09:10:13.548-06:00Great post! I always thought skippers were a separ...Great post! I always thought skippers were a separate entity, not a true butterfly...I learn something new everyday!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-70780174178398924892011-03-07T08:37:02.931-06:002011-03-07T08:37:02.931-06:00I swear in that first photo, the skipper is posing...I swear in that first photo, the skipper is posing for you and smiling, Gail! Although I'm learning more and more about butterflies and moths, I know so little about them. Thanks for sharing all this helpful information about the skippers. They are frequent visitors to my garden, and now I will welcome them even more knowing how important they are in the pollinator world.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-90527771539217126372011-03-07T07:50:03.496-06:002011-03-07T07:50:03.496-06:00They are just the sweetest little things.They are just the sweetest little things.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-86333213009629538642011-03-07T07:36:02.537-06:002011-03-07T07:36:02.537-06:00Thx for recommending the book..I bought it...I lov...Thx for recommending the book..I bought it...I love beneficial insects especially the butterflies...great post and lovely pics...and i just love the eyes...Donnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.com