Weather in nearby Clifton, AZ
(Our weather is ~7° cooler)
Fair, 42 °F

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ranch Photography Workshop
April 17-20, 2012
Tom Whetten will teach a photography class where we will use cowboys, horses, steers, etc. as models. Here is your chance to photograph the American West! Herds of Texas Longhorns, working cowboys, and wide open western skies are the setting for great pictures on the historic Double Circle Ranch.

Erosion Control Workshop #6
April 20-22, 2012
We have openings for 30 people at the Spring AWPF Commission-funded Erosion Control Workshop at Double Circle Ranch.

Spring 5-Day Cattle Drive Vacation
April 30 - May 5, 2012
Limited to 6 participants - Make your reservations now!

End of Summer 5-Day Cattle Drive Vacation
September 15-20, 2012
Limited to 6 participants - Make your reservations now!

Women Only Ranch Vacation
September 24-30, 2012
Come join two to eight like-minded women for a ranch vacation to remember. Limited to 8 participants - Make your reservations now!

Erosion Control Workshop #7
October 12-14, 2012
We have openings for 30 people at the Fall AWPF Commission-funded Erosion Control Workshop at Double Circle Ranch.

2012 Workshops
Double Circle Longhorns, LLC is currently setting dates for our 2012 classes. Keep checking for more info on upcoming birding, photography, art, and wilderness survival classes

Bring on the Butterflies!

Arizona State Butterfly - Two Tailed Swallowtail

Arizona State Butterfly - Two Tailed Swallowtail

We had butterflies coming to the new butterfly garden even before we could get the plants in the ground! Marceline was able to identify 18 species in just over an hour in the butterfly garden. I am still at the yellow, blue, or spotted butterfly id stage. Guess I had better buy a good butterfly guide asap! Here is what we have so far. Everyone is invited to come sit on one of the benches and relax amid the flowers and butterflies.

Two-tailed Swallowtail
Queen
Checkered White
Southern Dogface
Orange Sulphur
Cloudless Sulphur
Dainty Sulphur
Mexican Sulphur
Reakirt’s Blue
Marine Blue
Ceraunus Blue
Lupine Blue
Western-pygmy Blue
Arizona Sister
Variegated Fritillary
Hackberry Emperor
Common Checkered Skipper
Common Buckeye

Related posts:

  1. Our New Butterfly Garden
  2. Planning a Ranch Butterfly Garden
  3. Double Circle Ranch Bird Survey
  4. Great Week for Wildlife
  5. Will Monsoons Bring Relief, or Another Disaster?

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