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Glen of the Downs, Co.Wicklow Ireland 15-08-2021
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Neozephyrus
Species:N. quercus
Binomial name
Neozephyrus quercus
Family Group: Lycaenidae – Blues
When: July to August.
Size: Wingspan around 38mm.
Larval Food Plant: Oak flowers and leaf buds.
Adult Nectar Plant: Oak sap, Ash and Aspen Honey Dew, may occasionally be seen on Brambles, Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum).
Description
The Purple Hairstreak is our commonest Hairstreak but is not often noticed. Males have a purple upper wings whereas females have just a purple patch. The underwings are similar in both sexes, being lilac-brown crossed by a white 'hair-streak' and with an orange eye-spot next to a small tail streamer.
Habitat
Found around oak trees. It is often difficult to locate, due to its habit of flying in the tree canopy; however, the adults are occasionally seen basking at lower levels, on various small trees, shrubs and bracken.
When to see it
July and August
Life History
The adults feed on honeydew in the tree canopy and the larvae feed on oak buds.
On a blustery fall day, 60 volunteers gathered in Earl Bales Park to mulch trees, pick up litter and receive tips from health care professionals.
LEAF led 25 volunteers on a tree tour where we tasted black walnut butter, learned how to distinguish between a red, sugar and Norway maple and got up close and personal with the dreaded Emerald ash borer beetle.
Friends of Earl Bales solicited new volunteers for their spring Adopt-A-Park-Tree program. For more information, contact earlbales.friends@gmail.com
"Noontime, and I'm still pushin' myself along the road...Into the narrow lanes, I can't stumble or stay put."
Bob Dylan--I and I
The recently added lookout tower from a distance.
Mithun led the integrated design team, including IslandWood staff and internationally recognized tree canopy scientist Nalini Nadkarni, which identified the best location for the observation tower during master planning of the 255-acre environmental learning center on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Read more: mithun.com/news/article/forest_ecology_lookout_tower_at_i...
More about the lookout tower here: mithun.com/news/article/forest_ecology_lookout_tower_at_i...
More about this project on Mithun.com: mithun.com/projects/project_detail/islandwood/
The view down from the top of the 100ft Fire Tower at Mille Lacs Kathio State Park. Theo and Ruby can be seen waiting below.
This tree-shaded walkway separates the southern English garden from the central Italian garden.
Fun fact: The technical word for this is allée (an alley in a formal garden or park, bordered by trees or bushes).
Conservatory Garden @ Central Park.
New York City, New York, USA.
*The barrier and yellow tape in the middle aren't normally there- just part of the post-hurricane Irene cleanup.
Constitution Hill is a tree-lined road between Green Park (left) and Buckingham Palace Gardens (right).
Westminster, England, UK.
From Wikipedia: Crown shyness (also canopy disengagement, canopy shyness or intercrown spacing) is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps.
The Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens in Papaikou on the Big Island of Hawaii
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Sometimes you just have to look up!
This the tree canopy above my deck. In the fall, the Hickory nuts pound my metal roof for a solid month, but it's worth it!
Tree canopy road - August 1, 2012: Kennedy Homestead, New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland. (c) 2012 - photography by Leaf McGowan, technogypsie.com. To purchase this photo, go to www.technogypsie.com/photography/?tcp_product_category=photo
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The recently added lookout tower from a distance.
Mithun led the integrated design team, including IslandWood staff and internationally recognized tree canopy scientist Nalini Nadkarni, which identified the best location for the observation tower during master planning of the 255-acre environmental learning center on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Read more: mithun.com/news/article/forest_ecology_lookout_tower_at_i...
More about the lookout tower here: mithun.com/news/article/forest_ecology_lookout_tower_at_i...
More about this project on Mithun.com: mithun.com/projects/project_detail/islandwood/