tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post8131833633866781210..comments2024-03-28T17:21:58.027+05:30Comments on The Urban Gardener: I've got tigers in my garden!Sunita Mohan http://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-77272711698991049252008-11-03T22:01:00.000+05:302008-11-03T22:01:00.000+05:30Hi Carol! Great to see you here. The Striped Tiger...Hi Carol! Great to see you here. <BR/>The Striped Tiger is a medium sized butterfly, maybe about 4" from tip to tip (roughly). I just looked it up on wikipedia and found that it belongs to the same family as your Monarchs.<BR/>The blue butterfly at the end of the post has been identified. A couple of them showed up again this year. Take a look at my November'08 post. One makes an appearance there. But I forgot to say, its called a Blue Oak Leaf (Kallima horsfieldi). What a plebian name for a truly gorgeous butterfly. Believe me, that photo just didnt do it justice. I managed to get some better photos this time. Check back soon, I'll be posting them soon.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-33475192843363780602008-11-03T20:24:00.000+05:302008-11-03T20:24:00.000+05:30You post is as lively and interesting as the butte...You post is as lively and interesting as the butterflies that you are featuring. As you mentioned in the comment that you left on my blog, the Striped Tiger is very similar to our Monarch. How big are they?<BR/><BR/>Blue butterflies are my favorite, and that Blue Tiger is absolutely stunning, and the unidentified butterfly at the end of your post is also very beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-65478599755787294242008-11-03T11:10:00.000+05:302008-11-03T11:10:00.000+05:30Hi flowergirl! Thanks for dropping by. Your post w...Hi flowergirl! Thanks for dropping by. Your post was so interesting. I really enjoyed it. <BR/>I still cant figure out the way-out naming of these pretty butterflies, either! : DSunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-47732302267765888382008-11-03T09:26:00.000+05:302008-11-03T09:26:00.000+05:30Really enjoyed your post, and am glad I found your...Really enjoyed your post, and am glad I found your blog, via rajirules! You sure deserve the award she gave you!<BR/><BR/>This butterfly post of mine, may interest you...<BR/>http://madraswanderer.blogspot.com/2008/10/of-crows-and-tigers-tale-from-gnp.htmlflowergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583733876810341137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-52093532952320712532008-09-30T20:10:00.000+05:302008-09-30T20:10:00.000+05:30Thank you! Coming from you that means a lot to me!...Thank you! Coming from you that means a lot to me!<BR/>I'm so glad you joined me in my garden finally : )<BR/>Hmmm... I dont think its a question of whether your post suffers or not (for your information, I dont think it does in anyway). Its just another perspective, isnt it?<BR/>And I obviously am more jobless than you and so keep rambling on and on!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-27761102188457398142008-09-30T19:29:00.000+05:302008-09-30T19:29:00.000+05:30This is a class post, Sunita. The one I published ...This is a class post, Sunita. The one I published on butterflies suffers in comparison. Keep up the good work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-79995742007972484532008-09-10T18:00:00.000+05:302008-09-10T18:00:00.000+05:30Kim, those Lantana bushes have been growing wild t...Kim, those Lantana bushes have been growing wild there for centuries I think. I have my vegetable patch right next to it and I'm sure my veggies are benefitting from the attention of all those butterflies around all the time. That isnt why I saved the lantana bush from being cleared to make room for a bigger vegetable patch but it makes me feel rather smug when I think about it ; )<BR/>Kerri, you're so right! The Striped Tiger is amazingly similar to the Monarch. Its funny how all these years I've just enjoyed watching the butterflies but its only after I started blogging about them that I took the trouble to learn their names. Long live the Internet!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-71892832868236443202008-09-10T17:19:00.000+05:302008-09-10T17:19:00.000+05:30Nature is fascinating, isn't it? I enjoyed seeing ...Nature is fascinating, isn't it? I enjoyed seeing your beautiful butterflies and reading your interesting observations. <BR/>Your Striped Tiger looks very much like our Monarch. <BR/>Chasing butterflies is a fun way to flitter the time away. It flies when you're watching nature, doesn't it?Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-28570114522588412012008-09-08T23:38:00.000+05:302008-09-08T23:38:00.000+05:30Enjoyed your tigers!...the side profile photo is p...Enjoyed your tigers!...the side profile photo is perfect! I don't blame them for choosing Lantana as a favorite... it is one of mine as well!spookydragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972127156968863571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-26841426677753497662008-09-08T00:56:00.000+05:302008-09-08T00:56:00.000+05:30Thank you! Also, lovely times chasing them with a ...Thank you! Also, lovely times chasing them with a camera : )Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-36064669696157895642008-09-07T21:19:00.000+05:302008-09-07T21:19:00.000+05:30Lovely photos, lovely butterflies :)Lovely photos, lovely butterflies :)HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-12848171057220222542008-09-06T04:52:00.000+05:302008-09-06T04:52:00.000+05:30Hi CIMS, I'm glad you stopped by. Its surprising h...Hi CIMS, I'm glad you stopped by. Its surprising how many of my international blogging friends like the Blue Tigers. Here, their beauty is overshadowed by the vivid colours of their cousins, the Striped Tigers. What a pity, huh?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-79700447907970765082008-09-05T18:59:00.000+05:302008-09-05T18:59:00.000+05:30Enjoyed seeing your tigers! Those blue ones are f...Enjoyed seeing your tigers! Those blue ones are fantastic. No blue ones flying around our garden in Charleston, SC.compost in my shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572258657523962702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-46320342826466177212008-09-04T22:47:00.000+05:302008-09-04T22:47:00.000+05:30Raji, the first photo was just sheer luck! The but...Raji, the first photo was just sheer luck! The butterflies were in a fenced off portion of land and I was on the wrong side of the fence. Just as I was despairing of ever getting a decent photo of these restless creatures, the Striped Tiger Butterfly just drifted down to rest on the flower near me.<BR/> And best of all, it stayed there long enough for me to compensate for umpteen blurred photos brought about by hands shaking with the sheer excitement of the moment.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-52050098415604901152008-09-04T22:41:00.000+05:302008-09-04T22:41:00.000+05:30Hi Rachel! Welcome, and thanks for the compliment....Hi Rachel! Welcome, and thanks for the compliment. Take your time in browsing around my garden and blog. I think my blog may soon have an overload of butterfly photos. There're just too many of them in my garden now.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-83126773810021325842008-09-03T21:39:00.000+05:302008-09-03T21:39:00.000+05:30What patience you have shown - but such a rewardin...What patience you have shown - but such a rewarding experience. The first photo is the best of course, but hte others are not too far behind.RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-19235476934193667712008-09-03T18:42:00.000+05:302008-09-03T18:42:00.000+05:30A beautiful post and a beautiful garden! I love t...A beautiful post and a beautiful garden! I love those butterflies. They are just gorgeous. Can't wait to read the rest of your blog!anonymousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671612483066080619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-15218472038696083972008-09-03T09:49:00.000+05:302008-09-03T09:49:00.000+05:30Thanks PGL! I just wish they would sit still just ...Thanks PGL! I just wish they would sit still just once in a while so I could admire their colours better.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-48131395178701051942008-09-01T23:45:00.000+05:302008-09-01T23:45:00.000+05:30Wonderful butterfly pictures Sunita. I love their...Wonderful butterfly pictures Sunita. I love their vibrant colors, their like dancing flowers in the garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-20416896140958166262008-09-01T17:45:00.000+05:302008-09-01T17:45:00.000+05:30Thanks, Trudi. Its such a pity that the really col...Thanks, Trudi. Its such a pity that the really colourful ones always seem to come around when I dont have my camera with me. But I agree with you, I could watch them for hours.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-46757562130880052852008-09-01T14:57:00.000+05:302008-09-01T14:57:00.000+05:30A lovely post with great observations. The blue ti...A lovely post with great observations. The blue tiger is a very pretty one and quite accomodating.Butterflies are such treasures in the garden I am always thrilled when I can watch the butterfly dance.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.com