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It's National Pollinator Week! See Any Butterflies?

It's National Pollinator Week! Do you know where your pollinators are? Or better yet, do you know...

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Posted on Monday, June 19, 2017 at 5:14 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (54), Art Shapiro (32), cabbage white butterfly (1), Erynnis tristis (1), Gulf Fritillary (26), mournful duskywing (1), Pieris rapae (1)

The Flora and the Fauna at the Old State Capitol

Erected in 1852, this historic building was ostensibly intended for Benicia City Hall. Offered as...

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Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 4:29 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (54), Benicia State Capitol (1), Fischer-Hanlon House (1), Gulf Fritillary (26), Papilio rutulus (2), Western tiger swallowtail (2)

Pollen Power

The conversation usually starts like this: "I saw this huge, huge bumble bee with yellow on its...

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Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 5:02 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (54), carpenter bee (1), Gulf Fritillary (26), Passiflora (23), Passionflower vine (16), Valley carpenter (1)

Seconds Count When You're Photographing Butterflies

When you're capturing images of butterflies, seconds count. They're unpredictable. They move from...

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Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 5:12 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (54), Gulf Fritillaries (6), mating (1), orange butterfly (1), Passiflora (23), passion butterfly (1)

And Along Came a Wasp...

So here's this cute little reddish/orangish caterpillar munching away on a passionflower...

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Posted on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 4:04 PM

Comments: 2

• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (54), Colorado State University (1), European paper wasp (3), Gulf Fritillary (26), Passiflora (23), passionflower vine (16), Polistes dominula (3), University of Wyoming (1), Whitney Cranshaw (1)

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