We enjoyed the light show here on the farm last night, so I set up the camera with a timer and captured a few of the flashes…
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Evening on the Farm
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A canola field and barn in the smokey Flathead Valley…
A wheat field and barn…
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Smokey days block our beautiful view of the mountains….
 A smokey view of the Flathead Valley…
 
The kids and their normal everyday behavior…
He and I
More normalness…
My beautiful girls…
The boys….
Picking out landmarks….
Silliness…
By that evening the smokey atmosphere makes for a great sunset…
    
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Moving…
On Sunday, it was time to move sheep to new pasture. Â Their current pasture had been grazed down pretty well.
When Mark had went to open up the gate to the new pasture he found this little guy…
It appeared to have an injured wing and we didn’t want it to get crushed by the hooves of the sheep. Â It was moved several feet away, to the adjoining pasture that didn’t have grazers in it. Â The kids thought it was pretty cool!
Let the moving commence, out of the old pasture, across the road…
Through the gate and into the new pasture…
Lots of tall, green grass here…
Scattering a bit, in search of goodies!
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Who needs fireworks?
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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
This beautiful Canadian Tiger Swallowtail has been visiting my flowers everyday. Â We have very much enjoyed watching it flutter all around.
Caterpillar: The caterpillar is green, enlarged in the front, and marked near the head with four yellow dots and two yellowisheyespots with bluish centers.
Adult: The butterfly is large (but small for a Swallowtail), with a wingspan of 2 1/2 to 3 1/4 inches, and tailed. The upperside is bright yellow and edged with a thick, black border marked with yellow dashes. The forewing is marked four broad, fairly parallel black bands. The hindwing is marked diagonally with a long and narrow black band, and is edged with black along the inside edge, next to the body. The rear of the hindwing is marked with two crescent-shaped blue spots, one of which edges an orange, similarly-shaped spot. The underside of the forewing is similar to the upperside, but the yellow dashes marking the black border are joined forming a continuous line. The underside of the hindwing is also similar to the upperside but is additionally clouded with orange. Note that a rare black form of female can occur.Range:Â
This Swallowtail ranges from Alaska and the Yukon Territory south through British Columbia and east across Canada to the east coast. It extends into the extreme northern U.S. from northeastern Washington to central Michigan, and from northern New York into New England. It occurs in the panhandle of Idaho.Habitat:
It can be found in and along deciduous and mixed forests.Diet:
Caterpillar: Caterpillars feed on the leaves of several species of trees: birches (Betula spp.), aspen (Populus spp.), crabapple (Malusspp.), and black cherry (Prunus serotina.).
Adult:Â Butterflies drink flower nectar.Ecology:
Caterpillars construct small feeding structures from folded leaves tied and lined with silk. There is only one generation of caterpillars each year. Pupae overwinter in a physiological state called diapause, with the adults generally emerging to fly from May to mid-August. Males may often be observed puddling. This species may hybridize with Papilio rutulus, the Western Tiger Swallowtail, but such pairings are rare.Reproduction:
Males actively patrol in search of receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on the leaves of host plants
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