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more or less than a millipede?

Their names are deceiving....both can have between 20 & 400.

Back to the butterflies for a moment -- here's a quick video I shot a couple days ago of the butterfly migration moving through Tres Cocos (a mile north of the cut). For the photography buffs in the room, this was shot with a 50mm lens, so in order to get some of these closeups I had to place the camera inches from the butterfly (which shows you how little they minded). Enjoy!

http://vimeo.com/islandfilms/butterflies

Very nice Ben and it shows exactly what everyone is talking about.

Nice! (although I was expecting Cream's version of "I'm So Glad", Oh well shows my generational origins)

Is that Hummingbird bush theyre feeding from? (Grevilla sp)

I'm not sure. I've heard them called Firecracker Bushes.

That looks like my yard and they are called Firecracker Plants.
I'm having a hard time getting the video to download. AH Belize!

Such a gorgeous video! We did see a few butterflies the first two weeks in July when we were there, but nothing like this. Wish we hadn't missed it!

Yes I can see the difference now. Firecracker plant I like it! but then what pyrotechinician wouldnt? Were these already on your property Harriette or did you plant them? I woulnd't mind growing a few on our place. If you planted them did you uses cuttings or get them from a nursery somewhere?

We keep a small hedge of Grevillea (very similar looking) right in front of our picture windows back in Sonoma so we can watch hummers and butterflies feed during the bloom.

Very nice film, we enjoyed it (although I still think it should have had Cream's version of I'm So Glad )

They're actually not the plants in Harriette's yard -- they're further south on the road near Bamboo House. Those bushes are bigger and get more direct sunlight, so there seems to be more activity.