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Love Birds (Tuesday)

Name: Love Birds (Tuesday)
Start: 2014-02-11T09:30:00-06:00
End: 2014-02-11T10:45:00-06:00
Location: Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus

February 11, 2014 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am

$9 – $10

Open your hearts and minds to some fowl facts and fun! Learn about gizzards and bird calls and discover your new feathery heart throb of Wisconsin.

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Date:: February 11, 2014
Time:: 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Cost:: $9 – $10
Event Categories:: Wonder Bugs, Wonder Bugs Preschool Program

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: Aldo Leopold Nature Center
Phone:: (608) 221-0404
Email:: alnc@aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org
Website:: aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org

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Day: Tuesday

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Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus; 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States + Google Map
Phone:: (608) 221-0404

Aldo Leopold Nature Center is at Aldo Leopold Nature Center.

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The fluttering flight of tiny, blue butterflies flashes azure in forest openings…Azure butterflies are a spectacular sight with blue colors usually seen during flight, when the upper wings flick open. Once these butterflies land, it is harder to spot them as they keep their wings closed, only showing their pale grey under wings with small, dark spots. Belonging to the family ‘Lycaenidae’, specifically within the genus ‘Celastrina,’ for a long time, azure butterflies were considered one large species, made up of several subspecies, but now scientists believe there are distinct species within the family. In Wisconsin, the most common azure species are the spring azure (Celastrina ladon) and the summer azure (Celastrina orestes). They are both small butterflies, with about one inch wingspans, that overwinter as pupae and emerge at different times. Like the names suggest, spring azure emerges in early spring as soon as the soil warms, while summer azure waits until early summer to emerge. This butterfly was found a couple of weeks ago in the Basswood Forest, leading us to believe this is a spring azure. We observed the butterfly camouflaged on the ground, near muddy puddles. Adults have a short lifespan and don’t eat much, while they look for mates along forest edges. They may drink a little nectar but are mostly known for their habit of mud puddling in search of minerals and moisture.After mating, females lay single eggs on a wide variety of flower buds of woody host plants. The caterpillars have many predators but they have developed a symbiotic relationship with ants, enlisting their help in protecting them rather than eating them. The caterpillars exude a sugary liquid called honeydew that ants love and, in return, the ants protect them from insect predators. Isn’t nature amazing!?!What other signs of spring do you see? Visit us for a hike or take a walk around your neighborhood to observe life cycle events that are influenced by seasonal changes!Photo: Stephanie Briand, Aldo Leopold Nature Center#PhenologyFriday #AzureButterflies #WIEnviroEd #NatureIsEverywhere #NatureIsForEveryone #EveryBodyOutside ...

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Love Birds (Tuesday)

February 11, 2014 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am

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Our facility is open Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm, and from 10am to 2pm on weekends.

Our facility will be closed on Friday, Mar 21st for an all-staff meeting.

Love Birds (Tuesday)

February 11, 2014 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am

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