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I hit the backroads Thursday morning on my way to school. Lately I've been listening to a Spanish lauguage CD, trying to learn a little something, but this morning, the lyricism of Tchaikowsky was the perfect background music for my drive.
These alto stratos clouds looked like they had been sketched onto the blue sky. They demanded to be photographed :-)
This is a shot I took specifically for Window Wednesdays. This Ontario government building is on Grosvenor Street. It’s not my favourite building from an architectural standpoint, but the very reflective windows can make it more interesting.
Amazing to see my first Clouded Yellow yesterday - the colour of the wings in flight is amazing! Such a shame they close their wings at rest! But at least I got a shot!
The Clouded yellow (Colias croceus) is a medium-sized, golden-yellow butterfly. A migrant species, it flies here from North Africa and southern Europe. Clouded yellows appear in small numbers most years, but occasionally turn up in large numbers - creating the phenomenon of a 'Clouded yellow year'. It can turn up anywhere, but is most frequent in southern England.
Adults may arrive at any time during the spring and summer, and can be found in a variety of open habitats, although, in southern England, they are particularly fond of chalk grassland. Foodplants of the caterpillars include wild and cultivated clovers and Common Bird's-foot Trefoil.
The Clouded yellow has bright yellowy-orange upperwings, lined with broad, dark edges, and yellowy-green underwings. It rests with its wings closed; two silver-white spots can be seen on the hindwings in this pose.
Clouded yellows are currently unable to survive winter in the UK, but they are one of the butterflies that may become more common, or even resident, if temperatures continue to rise as a result of climate change.
Complete set with modifications on the Control's room rounded top and the Cloud Car.
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