Butterflies

404Error · 12-31-2004, 12:31 AM

School vacation this week left us with the grandkids so we took a day trip up to Deerfield, Mass. to visit Magic Wings, a butterfly conservatory and garden shop. It was awesome! The conservatory houses thousands of live butterflies and plant life where you can walk around, observe and mingle with the butterflies. I, of course, went nuts with the camera.

404Error · 12-31-2004, 12:36 AM

There were endless varieties of every shape and size.

404Error · 12-31-2004, 12:38 AM

...and the colors were stunning!

404Error · 12-31-2004, 12:41 AM

Some of the flowers were amazing too!

wolf · 12-31-2004, 12:57 AM

Glasswings are so cool. We had one of the variety that look kind of like oversized fake bees hanging out on the butterfly bush at work.

Awesome pictures!

zippyt · 12-31-2004, 01:07 AM

I, of course, went nuts with the camera.

And we would expect no less from you !!!!

EGGESELAENT PICS !!!!!!!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-31-2004, 01:12 AM

Super! I'm going to check it out next time I'm up there. Thanks!

404Error · 12-31-2004, 08:17 AM

It's well worth the trip, Bruce. I highly indorse it, bring a camera and some kids!

There were more than just butterflies in the conservatory too, several varieties of birds were cohabiting with them. I just missed getting a picture of a hummingbird, little bugger was too damn quick.

I also saw a small covy of partridges right near the entrance.

Oh yeah, the rugrats loved it too!

Griff · 12-31-2004, 08:22 AM

Lovely pics 404!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-31-2004, 09:31 AM

Quote:

It's well worth the trip, Bruce. I highly indorse it, bring a camera and some kids!

Camera, yes. Kids, I'll use other peoples.
I'd probably just wonder around with my mouth open and forget to take pictures.

burns334 · 01-02-2005, 10:06 AM

Last fall I visited the butterfly conservatory at Niagra Falls, NY and was truly amazed, I did not know if I would see live or dead butterflies. It was unbelievable, it is set up like a rain forest and you walk around in circles climbing up 15 or so feet. There were thousands of live butterflies. If you have never been to one put it on your list of things to do.

Nothing But Net · 01-02-2005, 11:13 PM

what kind of camera do you have again 404?

404Error · 01-02-2005, 11:48 PM

It's an Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom.

Billy · 01-03-2005, 10:11 PM

Is the fifth from China?

404Error · 01-03-2005, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy

Is the fifth from China?

I'm not sure of the of the variety names or where any of these butterflies are from, Billy. I was too busy just taking pictures of all of them to pay attention to details like that.

The sign that that butterfly is resting on was on a little information desk within the conservatory. There were thousands of butterflies flying freely around the place and I just snapped thier pictures wherever they happened to land long enough for me to focus on them.

12-31-2004, 12:31 AM	#1
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	Butterflies School vacation this week left us with the grandkids so we took a day trip up to Deerfield, Mass. to visit Magic Wings, a butterfly conservatory and garden shop. It was awesome! The conservatory houses thousands of live butterflies and plant life where you can walk around, observe and mingle with the butterflies. I, of course, went nuts with the camera. Attached Images __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

12-31-2004, 12:36 AM	#2
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	There were endless varieties of every shape and size. Attached Images __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

12-31-2004, 12:38 AM	#3
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	...and the colors were stunning! Attached Images __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

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404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	Some of the flowers were amazing too! Attached Images __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

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zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I, of course, went nuts with the camera. And we would expect no less from you !!!! EGGESELAENT PICS !!!!!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-31-2004, 01:12 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Super! I'm going to check it out next time I'm up there. Thanks! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-31-2004, 08:17 AM	#8
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	It's well worth the trip, Bruce. I highly indorse it, bring a camera and some kids! There were more than just butterflies in the conservatory too, several varieties of birds were cohabiting with them. I just missed getting a picture of a hummingbird, little bugger was too damn quick. I also saw a small covy of partridges right near the entrance. Oh yeah, the rugrats loved it too! __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

12-31-2004, 08:22 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Lovely pics 404! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-02-2005, 10:06 AM	#11
burns334 High Propagandist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: East Windsor, NJ Posts: 112	Butterflies in Niagra Fall, NY Last fall I visited the butterfly conservatory at Niagra Falls, NY and was truly amazed, I did not know if I would see live or dead butterflies. It was unbelievable, it is set up like a rain forest and you walk around in circles climbing up 15 or so feet. There were thousands of live butterflies. If you have never been to one put it on your list of things to do.

01-02-2005, 11:13 PM	#12
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	what kind of camera do you have again 404?

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404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	It's an Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom. __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

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