All abuzz
Published 8:29 pm Wednesday, August 7, 2019
- A sunflower in the front yard of a home in Green Acres in Danville stands against the bright blue sky on Wednesday as a bee crawls over it. (Photo by Robin Hart)
Summer flowers are in full bloom around town, and if you stop to take a closer look, you can see all sorts of butterflies and bees soaking up the nectar and fluttering around.
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- A Cabbage White butterfly flutters around lavender flowers in the garden at the Boyle County Public Library. (Photo by Robin Hart)
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- A black, female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly spreads her wings has her yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtail mate rests on a concrete planter beneath her. The butterflies are native to Kentucky and their favorite nectar sources are lilac, Joe-Pye weed, phlox and milkweed. caterpillars feed on wild cherry, sweet bay magnolia, tulip, birch and willow trees. (Photo by Robin Hart)
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- This small yellow butterfly blends into the background of a patch of lavender at the library. (Photo by Robin Hart)
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- A honeybee takes aim at a lavender stem in the garden at the Boyle County Public Library. (Photo by Robin Hart)
