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	<title> &#187; Tucson</title>
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	<description>Observing Nature in Southeast Arizona and Beyond</description>
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		<title>The White Flycatcher</title>
		<link>http://nestbox.com/blog/2010/01/29/white-flycatcher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on a photo to enlarge) Over a week ago now (I&#8217;ve been doing domestic stuff like painting walls and got behind with blogging), I visited Sweetwater Wetlands Park in west central Tucson. It&#8217;s a convenient stop, just off of I-10 a bit northwest of the Prince Rd. exit. I hadn&#8217;t been to Sweetwater in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short-tailed Hawk&#8230;.finally!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on photo to enlarge) I usually travel to Tucson once a week and for the last month or so have included a stop in a residential neighborhood where a Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) has over-wintered for the past two years. Since it&#8217;s been seen by most of the birding population of Tucson, I thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Packing Up and Yard Observations</title>
		<link>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/09/14/packing-up-and-yard-happenings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on photo to enlarge) This could be my last post from Tucson. Our house is just about ready for occupancy and we&#8217;re very excited. The downside is the packing. So, as a pleasant way to avoid boxing up more stuff, I&#8217;ve decided to bring things up-to-date on yard happenings. Tecoma stans &#8216;Orange Jubilee&#8217; One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calliandra, Blue Butterflies &amp; Ants (conclusion)</title>
		<link>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/09/06/calliandra-blue-butterflies-ants-conclusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on photo to enlarge) In the last post we left off with mature chrysalids. Now we will watch a butterfly eclose (emerge). In the first photo, if you look carefully at the left side of the chrysalis, you can see it beginning to split open. Eclosure begins As the butterfly pushes out of its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calliandra, Blue Butterflies &amp; Ants (conclusion)</title>
		<link>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/09/06/calliandra-blue-butterflies-ants-conclusion-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on photo to enlarge) In the last post we left off with mature chrysalids. Now we will watch a butterfly eclose (emerge). In the first photo, if you look carefully at the left side of the chrysalis, you can see it beginning to split open. Eclosure begins As the butterfly pushes out of its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calliandra, Blue Butterflies &amp; Ants (part 4)</title>
		<link>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/09/05/calliandra-blue-butterflies-ants-part-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on photo to enlarge) After several weeks of dining on Baja Fairy Duster (Calliandra californica) flower parts, the caterpillars reach the last instar stage. From a mere speck on the plant, they have grown to an average of 13 mm. Eating ceases. Chemical changes are taking place inside and the caterpillars begin to wander [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calliandra, Blue Butterflies &amp; Ants (part 4)</title>
		<link>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/09/05/calliandra-blue-butterflies-ants-part-4-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on photo to enlarge) After several weeks of dining on Baja Fairy Duster (Calliandra californica) flower parts, the caterpillars reach the last instar stage. From a mere speck on the plant, they have grown to an average of 13 mm. Eating ceases. Chemical changes are taking place inside and the caterpillars begin to wander [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calliandra, Blue Butterflies &amp; Ants (part 3)</title>
		<link>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/09/02/calliandra-blue-butterflies-ants-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on photo to enlarge) Most members of the family Lycaenidae exhibit a relationship with ants referred to as &#8220;myrmecophily&#8221; which means &#8220;ant-loving.&#8221; When the Ceraunus Blue/Marine Blue caterpillars reach the third instar they are apparently now large enough to form this association with ants. While at the North American Butterfly Association Spring Meeting in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calliandra, Blue Butterflies &amp; Ants (part 3)</title>
		<link>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/09/02/calliandra-blue-butterflies-ants-part-3-2/</link>
		<comments>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/09/02/calliandra-blue-butterflies-ants-part-3-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on photo to enlarge) Most members of the family Lycaenidae exhibit a relationship with ants referred to as &#8220;myrmecophily&#8221; which means &#8220;ant-loving.&#8221; When the Ceraunus Blue/Marine Blue caterpillars reach the third instar they are apparently now large enough to form this association with ants. While at the North American Butterfly Association Spring Meeting in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calliandra, Blue Butterflies &amp; Ants (part 1)</title>
		<link>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/08/19/calliandra-blue-butterflies-ants-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://nestbox.com/blog/2008/08/19/calliandra-blue-butterflies-ants-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene Ripley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(click on a photo to enlarge) Calliandra californica, commonly known as Baja Fairy Duster, grows in our courtyard. It has delicate, feathery leaves and brilliant red bottlebrush-shaped flowers. It is also the caterpillar host plant for some members of the Lycaenidae or Gossamer-wings Family of butterflies. Calliandra californica (Baja Fairy Duster) I&#8217;ve observed three closely [...]]]></description>
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