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Viewfinder: Witness Butterfly Magic at Shady Brook Farm

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By Toni Kistner
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June 25, 2012

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Monarch Butterflies were the main event today at the Butterfly Festival at Shady Brook Farm in Yardley.

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Monarch Butterflies were the main event today at the Butterfly Festival at Shady Brook Farm in Yardley.

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A large crowd of several hundred came out for the event, held in the garden area.

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Butterfly Expert Rick Mikula was the guest speaker and demonstrator for the event at Shady Brook Farms in Yardley.

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Rick Mikula first showed the crowd the largest moth in the world, the Atlas Moth from Southeast Asia.

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Then, the smallest butterfly in the world, the Western Pygmy Blue.

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Rick Mikula donned the trappings of a butterfly's natural survival systems.

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Mark Keefer

12:58 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Great photos, Toni!

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Toni Kistner

6:00 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Thanks Mark - it was a very nice assignment! I owe you one.

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