The 1st Butterfly I've seen this year

These buds have bloomed, now tiny bees and butterfly's are having a feast
@rebelann (113907)
El Paso, Texas
October 21, 2023 11:51am CST
Of course I am stoked. So many people talk about the butterflies they get yet for me it's a rare sight probably because of the dry heat we have in spring and summer. Isn't she a beauty? I videoed her on Oct 18, 2023.
It's the first butterfly I've seen all year, this was Oct 18, 2023. I am totally stoked about this and very surprised at how tiny it is, the blooms on the bu...
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Amber
@AmbiePam (97925)
• United States
21 Oct 23
You have the perfect voice for an informative nature show.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (97925)
• United States
21 Oct 23
@rebelann You’re welcome; it’s the truth.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Oct 23
Really? Thank you.
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Dena Miller
@Dena91 (16925)
• United States
21 Oct 23
I never thought about butterflies not being everywhere but maybe they don't like the dry heat. Glad you got to see one.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Oct 23
We have moths though, I suppose that's the trade off?
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much2say
@much2say (57522)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Nov 23
Soooo pretty! Really stands out on that bush too .
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much2say
@much2say (57522)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Nov 23
@rebelann We do get them - monarchs and big swallowtails . . . but I don't know the names of others. What I would like to see are the blueish and purplish ones - I never see those out here. Hope you get more!
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Nov 23
Oh wow, I've never seen any that are blueish or purplish, would love to see those though.
rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Nov 23
That's what I thought too. Do you get butterflies? This is the first one I've seen in years.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (473849)
• Switzerland
22 Oct 23
I enjoyed your video, the butterfly is beautiful and she seems to enjoy those flowering plants.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Oct 23
She is gone now, butterflies only live a few days so hopefully she has created some cocoons for next years butterflies.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Oct 23
It is the nature of things, worker bees usually only live about 3 or 4 days.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (473849)
• Switzerland
22 Oct 23
@rebelann I hope she has, I am sorry knowing that they have such a short life.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (52305)
• United States
21 Oct 23
I wish that I could send some your way.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Oct 23
Thank you so much I wish you could as well
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (188085)
• United States
22 Oct 23
Lovely. It sure looks like a monarch. Have a good Sunday.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Oct 23
Could it be that monarchs can be small as well?
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (188085)
• United States
22 Oct 23
@rebelann Maybe. I don't know for sure.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (145216)
• India
22 Oct 23
That's a pretty colour We used to get this type when our Ixora were in bloom.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (145216)
• India
22 Oct 23
@rebelann We do not have those kind of flowers that attract butterflies at the moment.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Oct 23
I am sure you must get many different kinds of butterflies
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (94535)
• Arvada, Colorado
22 Oct 23
Oh a rare lovely winged creature. Lovely Rebel.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Oct 23
Yes, to me at least, I haven't a clue if these mini monarchs fly around in other areas.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (143834)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 Oct 23
What a beautiful butterfly. I have only seen a couple in the last few years.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Oct 23
Now that you mention it I didn't see any last year.
Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (53357)
• Canada
21 Oct 23
That is a beauty.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Oct 23
I thought so too. If it weren't so little I'd think it were a monarch.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352766)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Oct 23
That's very pretty. I don't see too many butterflies either. Maybe I just don't look.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Oct 23
Maybe I don't look either but I honestly think it's more to do with the hot arid weather we get in srring, summer.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99397)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 Oct 23
It is beautiful. I see a butterfly every once in awhile but by the time I get my phone out to get a picture they’ve left the scene.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113907)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Oct 23
It took me 2 days to get this one, that bush of mine is really drawing in the bees, wasps and for a little while the butterfly.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99397)
• Atlanta, Georgia
23 Oct 23
@rebelann They love the nectar.
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