tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post1333857100048463415..comments2024-03-08T17:16:56.568-05:00Comments on The City Birder: Weekly Species HighlightsRob Jetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974931706580925551noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-27002611760469611232009-04-04T14:24:00.000-04:002009-04-04T14:24:00.000-04:00What I saw had a fuzzy body and held its wings out...What I saw had a fuzzy body and held its wings out flat. But maybe it was just sunning itself and still wearing its winter coat. :-)Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-86137305044770955672009-04-04T13:11:00.000-04:002009-04-04T13:11:00.000-04:00Here's a quick ID list for moths and butterflies (...Here's a quick ID list for moths and butterflies (with few exceptions):<BR/><BR/>Antennae:<BR/>Butterfly - Rounded clubs on the ends.<BR/>Moth - Thin or often feathery.<BR/><BR/>Body:<BR/>Butterfly - Thin and smooth.<BR/>Moth - Thick and fuzzy.<BR/><BR/>Active:<BR/>Butterfly - During the day.<BR/>Moth - During the night.<BR/><BR/>Color:<BR/>Butterfly - Colorful.<BR/>Moth - Dull (some exceptions, Rob Jetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974931706580925551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-48077122477572301312009-04-03T23:20:00.000-04:002009-04-03T23:20:00.000-04:00I love my Mockingbirds, but the Catbirds are my fa...I love my Mockingbirds, but the Catbirds are my favorites. They're so elegant, and their calls just as varied.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the id of the Mourning Cloak! I photographed one at BBG last Tuesday and didn't know what it was. I thought it was a moth, not a butterfly.<BR/><BR/>The turtles at BBG's Japanese Pond are up and active, too.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-6478490542859075082009-04-03T20:38:00.000-04:002009-04-03T20:38:00.000-04:00A great post for a rainy night!A great post for a rainy night!Bluebird of Friendlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486554816209078302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-38276509916353355842009-04-03T15:45:00.000-04:002009-04-03T15:45:00.000-04:00Great stuff Rob!Great stuff Rob!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730929337661509285noreply@blogger.com