Piano Key Butterfly resting on Mexican Flame Vine is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on October 12th, 2016.
Piano Key Butterfly resting on Mexican Flame Vine
A Piano Key Butterfly resting on a Mexican Flame Vine that I spotted at Butterfly World in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I am attracted to this scene... more
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Piano Key Butterfly resting on Mexican Flame Vine
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Phyllis Taylor
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A Piano Key Butterfly resting on a Mexican Flame Vine that I spotted at Butterfly World in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I am attracted to this scene because it appears the vine is as fragile as the butterfly.
Butterfly World is the result of one man�s hobby gone wild.
Born of Dutch immigrants, Ronald Boender grew up in Illinois and had always had a fascination with butterflies, beginning with the cabbage whites, black swallowtails and silk moths he found while growing up on his father�s farm.
He moved to Florida in 1968, and after retiring from a successful career as an electrical engineer, he decided to actively pursue his interest in butterflies, beginning by raising local butterflies and butterfly food plants in small numbers at his home.
During this time, Boender also learned of attractions called �butterfly houses� springing up overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom. Intrigued by the possibilities, He went to England in 1985, and met Clive Farrell, founder and owner of the London Butterfly House. They became friends, and soon partners in the venture that became Butterfly World, the first butterfly house in the United States, and the largest in the world.
Opening day was March 28, 1988, with Butterfly World encompassing 3 acres of butterfly aviaries, botanical gardens and the working butterfly farm and research center that Boender had worked years to establish. In the years that have followed, the park has expanded to include the 2 additional aviaries for a rainbow of birds and hummingbirds, an interactive lorikeet encounter, as well as a skilled aviculture care and research staff to support these endeavors.
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