Butterfly Found on our Guest Ranch
I am thrilled to learn that we have at least 15 species of butterflies here at the Double Circle Ranch. Two ladies from the Central Arizona Butterfly Association (CAZBA) came to the ranch recently to plan for our butterfly gardens. In one afternoon we spotted 15 different kinds of butterflies – and there are undoubtedly many more.
Having a butterfly garden at our classroom site gives our guests another thing to enjoy, provides a teaching tool, and gives another art and photography opportunity for students. I am really excited to have a butterfly garden. I expect we will be searching for volunteers when planting time gets here.
One of our CAZBA ladies is also an accomplished birder. She sighted and added eight species of birds to our ranch bird list. They were able to get some excellent photos too – fox, flowers, birds, and jackrabbits – as well as scenery. It is a small world – they know Tom Whetten and one of the women actually has been on his photography tours.
Many thanks to the Central Arizona Butterfly Association for sending such interesting and pleasant people here to plan for a butterfly garden. We had the neighbors over – actually 7 people total, which is half the entire population here on Eagle Creek – for a great butterfly presentation. I for one will never look at fields of flowers without looking for butterflies now. Fascinating!
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