Located in Explore the Wild at the Museum of Life and Sciences, Durham, NC wolf habitat features two red wolves (Canis rufus), ambassadors for a critically endangered species that was once common in North Carolina.
Wolves in Durham
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Not Only Butterflies
In addition to the Magic Wings Butterfly House, we saw this black bear resting at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC.
Large Nymph on Flowers
The butterflies in the genus Idea are sometimes called Paper Butterflies or Tree Nymphs, because of their delicate, translucent wings. They boast a distinctive, graphic patterned appearance, veined and spotted with black markings. Here are these large nymph butterflies around flowers at Magic Wings Butterfly House, Durham, NC.
Large Tree Nymph
Also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice paper butterfly, large tree nymph, or in Australia the white nymph butterfly, it is a butterfly known especially for its presence in butterfly houses and live butterfly expositions. It has a wingspan of 12 to 14 cm. Here is one at Magic Wings Butterfly House, Durham, NC.
Julia Butterfly
Julia butterflies are found (in the US) primarily in the southernmost parts of Florida and Texas. The host plant for Julia butterflies is passion vine. Here is one at Magic Wings Butterfly House in Durham, NC.
Postman Butterfly
The postman butterfly, common postman or simply postman at the Magic Wings Butterfly House in Durham, NC. It gets its distinctive name because of its daily travel route, which is the same from day to day, from flower to flower, just like a postman on his route from postbox to postbox every day.
Butterfly House Visit
Our camera club visited Magic Wings Butterfly House at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, North Carolina. It is one of the largest butterfly houses on the entire East Coast and by far the biggest in North Carolina. Any visit here is sure to be an enchanted one spent gazing at the many species of butterflies, and even some animals.
A large butterfly sculpture near the garden at the entrance is appropriate. The 35-foot-tall see-through butterfly house is home to more than 50 different species of butterflies from all over the world.
Soothing Waterfall
This water feature for Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina is a naturalistic creek-style water feature consisting of a series of cascades/waterfalls and creek system.
Soothing Waterfall
A Curved Bridge
A strategically placed small bridge adds to the landscape at Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina
A Curved Bridge
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina consist of approximately 55 acres of landscaped and wooded areas at Duke University. There are 5 miles of walks and pathways throughout the gardens. More than 400,000 visitors from all over the world visit Sarah P. Duke Gardens annually. Will be posting some images from the gardens this week.
Topped by a wisteria-covered pergola, the Terrace beds are filled each season with marvelous combinations of bulbs, annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs. Container plantings complement the landscape designs.
Terraced Gardens