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Pipevine Time

Posted on March 18, 2014 by foresterartist

Pipevine Swallowtail, Spring

The Pipevine Swallowtail

Pipevine

Pipevine flowers

Pipevine Swalllowtail, butterfly, butterflies

Pipevine Swalllowtail, butterfly, butterflies, white margined butterfly

White Margined Butterfly I think.

Pipevine Swalllowtail, butterfly, butterflies

Pipevine Swalllowtail, butterfly, butterflies, Mourning Cloak Butterfly

The Mourning Cloak Butterfly

Pipevine Swalllowtail, butterfly, butterflies

Nothing says Spring has sprung like butterflies! The Pipevine butterflies are out in force in Northern California and the Pipevine flowers are in bloom. They even had a few friends show up. Enjoy the show. Click on the images to enlarge.

39 thoughts on “Pipevine Time”

Esther on March 18, 2014 at 7:14 am said:

Beautiful

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 10:30 am said:
  
  Thank you Esther!
  
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TheCrazyBagLady on March 18, 2014 at 7:30 am said:

stunning photos of the butterflies 🙂

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 10:36 am said:
  
  Thank you so much.
  
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Teela Hart on March 18, 2014 at 7:36 am said:

Beautiful photos. 🙂

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 10:37 am said:
  
  Thank you Teela!
  
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lavendermoongirlblog on March 18, 2014 at 7:49 am said:

Lovely spring pictures. The butterflies are so beautiful!

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 10:41 am said:
  
  It’s always a good sign when the butterflies emerge!
  
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lindamartinandersen on March 18, 2014 at 8:27 am said:

Thanks for sending out spring greetings. Our area is lightly covered in ice. At least the roads are not frozen.

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 10:42 am said:
  
  Linda, I hope you don’t have to wait long for your butterflies to arrive.
  
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sefeniak on March 18, 2014 at 8:40 am said:

Wonderful spring images! I was excited to see pussy willows yesterday and to hear robins sing. Spring is finally in the air! We are a tad behind you. 🙂

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 10:44 am said:
  
  It’s a nice feeling, isn’t it Susan.
  
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petspeopleandlife on March 18, 2014 at 8:40 am said:

Outstanding photos of the Pipevine. I really enjoyed this post. Al the photos are incredibly good. Love seeing the pipevine plant with its little pipes. Very nice post Tim. Slide show worked very well.

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 10:47 am said:
  
  I’m glad you enjoyed it Yvonne. Nothing like sharing a few butterflies back and forth from half way across the country!
  
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poppytump on March 18, 2014 at 2:49 pm said:

I had no idea what this post was going to be about Tim … what a beautiful surprise .
The Mourning Cloak Butterfly looks a shady lady 😉

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 9:00 pm said:
  
  I’m happy to surprise you Poppy! That Mourning Cloak surprised me when it showed up with the dozens of Pipevine Swallowtails. It only let me take one picture and then left.
  
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automatic gardener on March 18, 2014 at 3:27 pm said:

I have not seen that kind of pipevine. Is it a native? We grow Dutchman’s pipe here, which I believe is a tropical.

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 9:05 pm said:
  
  Yes, it is a Northern California native. The Pipevine Swallowtail lays its eggs on this plant. I transplant them around our property to get more butterflies.
  
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doronart on March 18, 2014 at 5:33 pm said:

Could sleep decided to check what you were up to and you are catching butterflies… looking good as always.

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 9:07 pm said:
  
  Catching them with my camera! How are you holding up Doron?
  
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  - doronart on March 19, 2014 at 3:57 pm said:
    
    I am still here.. stubborn as a mule… never going to give up.. yes I did meant with your camera.. midnight catch.. hope you are all doing great.
    
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    - foresterartist on March 19, 2014 at 8:11 pm said:
      
      We are and thank you!
      
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anna warren portfolio on March 18, 2014 at 9:37 pm said:

What great butterflies – and the blossom says spring has arrived too. I do like the pipeline flowers, such interesting shapes.

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- foresterartist on March 18, 2014 at 9:48 pm said:
  
  They are a very unique flower around here and their counterpart butterfly is pure spring joy!
  
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jennydevildoll on March 19, 2014 at 10:45 am said:

How beautiful!

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- foresterartist on March 19, 2014 at 11:00 am said:
  
  Don’t you just love this time of year? I know I do. 🙂
  
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  - jennydevildoll on March 19, 2014 at 12:11 pm said:
    
    Spring and fall are my two favorite times of year. Perfect weather and watching things transition.
    
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    - foresterartist on March 19, 2014 at 12:45 pm said:
      
      Right on, I completely agree.
      
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seanbidd on March 21, 2014 at 8:49 pm said:

A poetic time Spring, flight, and new wings, arboreal worlds, beautiful..

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- foresterartist on March 25, 2014 at 8:40 am said:
  
  Thanks Sean. I like that, “A poetic time”, indeed.
  
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ruthsartwork on March 27, 2014 at 4:42 pm said:

Pretty butterflies. I wish we’d get some, but the warm/cold, warm/cold temps we have been going through the last month have delayed their appearance somewhat. We still have no underbrush budding out and only the barest blush of red on a very few trees. It’s a very late spring. and there is a possibility of snow next week. I’m so tired of winter this year.

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- foresterartist on March 28, 2014 at 12:09 pm said:
  
  You guys have really had a go of it this year. We’ve been just the opposite here, hoping for a bit more winter.
  
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bluebrightly on April 1, 2014 at 3:53 pm said:

Lucky you! Only Mourning claoks here, so far. Actually it was the Mourning Cloak (your beautiful photo!) that got me back here to your blog – in a comment by poppytump, who remembered seeing it here.

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- foresterartist on April 1, 2014 at 4:58 pm said:
  
  How funny. That Mourning Cloak totally surprised me. I didn’t know what it was and had to look it up. It isn’t very common here. I’m glad you made it back here. 🙂
  
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  - bluebrightly on April 1, 2014 at 5:27 pm said:
    
    Me too – I used to see them in New York, too – on Staten Island, which is part of New York City. Cool huh?
    
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    - foresterartist on April 1, 2014 at 8:18 pm said:
      
      Very cool, I learn new stuff blogging everyday!
      
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violetski on April 7, 2014 at 12:40 am said:

Beautiful pictures, images of spring! ❤️

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- foresterartist on April 7, 2014 at 9:54 am said:
  
  Thank you Violet. I love this time of year.
  
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