Just look at what I spotted one morning last week on my way into school basking on the daffodil bulbs we planted last fall in the front entrance of the building.
Based on a Google search on butterflies, I believe it's a Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis Antiopa) a cold-tolerant native which is one of the first butterflies to emerge in spring. The mourning cloak spends the winter hibernating in loose tree bark or other hiding places where it is protected from winter's wind. Their larval host plants tend to be trees and shrubs rather than flowers, dining on tree sap more than nectar. The mourning cloak has been spotted flying around as early as March in Manitoba. Brrrrr!
Based on a Google search on butterflies, I believe it's a Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis Antiopa) a cold-tolerant native which is one of the first butterflies to emerge in spring. The mourning cloak spends the winter hibernating in loose tree bark or other hiding places where it is protected from winter's wind. Their larval host plants tend to be trees and shrubs rather than flowers, dining on tree sap more than nectar. The mourning cloak has been spotted flying around as early as March in Manitoba. Brrrrr!
The gardens at J.R.H.S. have been amended with good compost and the seeds are sowed. With all the rain and hopefully a little sunshine, its just a matter of time before the lettuce, spinach and peas start growing. The resource kids work hard and take a lot of pride in gardening, as can be seen in the photo above left.
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