Butterfly Conservatory at Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens

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This Butterfly Conservatory is a delightful place. Located at the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, it has three levels, a huge assortment of plants and flowers in a lush, tropical setting, and contains between 2 and 3 thousand butterflies depending on the time of the year. At present, the Conservatory has around 45 species of butterflies, mostly non-native according to my cousin, Lyn Atherton, a well known "butterfly person" who looked at my photos. (Lyn is also a "bird-spider-and-other-unusual-bugs person.")

These photos are nothing like as sharp as Lyn's photos. But they're the best I could take considering that I didn't have a tripod or a macro lens. It's the colors and designs that I find so wonderful, particularly how the butterflys' colors so often match the flowers they favor. Look at #9 and how that butterfly blends with his surroundings. It's pretty amazing.

Have a delicious Thanksgiving!

Paula & Bob

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