Reiman Gardens
is a great place to visit any time -- especially on a frosty day.
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Bird baths full of sugar water kept most of their butterflies well fed.
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Probable female.
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Probable male.
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This guy or gal was fluttering his wings.
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This little guy was half the size of the others.
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Another small guy.
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Ditto.
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Some were acrobats. This is not a monarch.
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Another similar critter.
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Their wings wear out in a couple weeks.
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Sometimes you can see thru their wings.
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Swallowtails were in many varieties.
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Fluttered a lot.
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Same guy.
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Wings starting to wear out.
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New guy.
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