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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20231 Gordon Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #15 - Jun 23^rd, 2017 at 3:06pm Pics?
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Reply #16 - Jun 23^rd, 2017 at 3:09pm

AiA wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2017 at 3:04am:

I have one too and mine attracts hummingbirds and all kinds of bees as well. In fact, that has been the theme of most of the gardening I have done in this house so I am surrounded by it on all sides.

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............ hummingbirds .............

You should get a medal for that .
They are a rarity now.

We have had the odd bumblebee in our yard, maybe they will come in greater numbers when there is ALWAYS a banquet at our place for them.

Saw a butterfly the other day, wondered if she was a scout searching for future venues ?

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #17 - Jun 23^rd, 2017 at 3:09pm Gordon wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2017 at 3:06pm: Pics? How do I upload them from my phone onto there?
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #18 - Jul 10^th, 2017 at 2:55am
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #19 - Jul 10^th, 2017 at 2:56am eeewwww, pretty grainy. I shrunk it from 3.1 G to 300 KB ...........
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Reply #20 - Jul 10^th, 2017 at 3:00am

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jul 10^th, 2017 at 2:56am:

eeewwww, pretty grainy.

I shrunk it from 3.1 G to 300 KB ...........

Scale it to about 600x600 or whatever fits the aspect ratio around that size, then save it as a jpeg.

Jpeg is a lossy format, ie it loses data for it's compression, pick a high number when saving like 90.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 8639 armidale Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #21 - Jul 10^th, 2017 at 4:01pm Our truck driver thought I said 9metres of mulch not 5 . All in a good cause , the impossible just takes a bit longer..
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #22 - Jul 14^th, 2017 at 7:29pm The Butterfly Forest is already returning benefits way beyond my hopes.
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 43644 Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #23 - Jul 14^th, 2017 at 8:03pm Any pics Sprint?
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39522 Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #24 - Jul 14^th, 2017 at 8:56pm I can feel our Forest 'humming'. My wife says it breathes. It took me a while to feel it breathing. She does breathe. Slow deep full breaths. Not in a human cadence. The ButterFly Forest hums. She is up and tottering with new born steps.
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Black Orchid Gold Member Offline Posts: 5802 Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #25 - Jul 14^th, 2017 at 9:41pm After not seeing butterflies around for some years. This year I have noticed quite a few. Mostly in pairs. It's inspirational.
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AiA Gold Member Offline Posts: 18405 Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #26 - Jul 14^th, 2017 at 9:52pm I have both butterflies and hummingbirds ... am seeing them every day.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 37678 Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #27 - Jul 14^th, 2017 at 9:57pm AiA wrote on Jul 14^th, 2017 at 9:52pm: I have both butterflies and hummingbirds ... am seeing them every day. Aren't they quite abundant, everywhere there....as in it would be very odd if you did not have them?
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Reply #28 - Jul 14^th, 2017 at 10:09pm

Aussie wrote on Jul 14^th, 2017 at 9:57pm:

AiA wrote on Jul 14^th, 2017 at 9:52pm:

I have both butterflies and hummingbirds ... am seeing them every day.

Aren't they quite abundant, everywhere there....as in it would be very odd if you did not have them?

no, butterflies are in a decline in N America and have been for quite some time and hummingbirds are not everywhere. many people now, including myself, put in butterfly gardens to help increase the numbers

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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 15928 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: The Butterfly Forest has begun Reply #29 - Jul 14^th, 2017 at 10:43pm Aussie wrote on Jul 14^th, 2017 at 9:57pm: AiA wrote on Jul 14^th, 2017 at 9:52pm: I have both butterflies and hummingbirds ... am seeing them every day. Aren't they quite abundant, everywhere there....as in it would be very odd if you did not have them? And aren't kangaroos hopping over the harbour bridge?
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