Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Endangered Species Challenge

Today I am joining Louis for his
ENDANGERED SPECIES CHALLENGE



I want to talk Buttie Pillars
Not just any Buttie Pillar

This is the 

Ornithoptera Alexandrae

Queen Alexandra Birdwing



This rarest and biggest Buttie Pillar 
only found in
a small area within the Popendeta Valley,
deep within the rainforest of Papau New Guinea.


To own a real one you need a special licence 
otherwise its go straight to the Dog House 
and
a fine of about 87 million Milky Bones


These ones are replicas but true to the real Buttie Pillars
Mrs Alexandra is the brown one on the left
Mr Alexandre is the pretty coloured one

To see a real one you can go to the Natural History Museum
where the original one is….its a bit moth eaten…..
well, they were so big floating around high in the tree canopy
that the only way the explorers could capture on was to us an
old blunderbuss to shoot them down.
The one in the Museum is the original one with the shot holes
Mr Rothschild donated all his samples to the Museum

I'm pleased to say that now the peeps are more concerned
with preserving these majestic Butties
They are
Truly the Regent Queen of all Buttie Pillars

Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah 
xxx

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26 comments:

  1. Marg25 January 2017 at 03:14

    They sure are pretty. Hope they do get preserved. Great post Princess Leah. Have a wonderful day.

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  2. Zoe25 January 2017 at 04:38

    Whoa! Those are sum Big critters! They shur are purdy!

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  3. My Mind's Eye25 January 2017 at 04:56

    Oh Princess Leah the Alexandra Buttie Pillars are truly beautiful. Mr. A is quite a pretty shade of sea colors and Mrs. A is quite regal with her wing span. We did not know about them than you,
    Hugs madi yur bfff

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  4. Mara25 January 2017 at 05:17

    Those are big! Wow. And shooting them with a blunderbuss? That is just stupid.

    Mara from Norway

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  5. caspers welt25 January 2017 at 06:46

    Wow, those a really big and so beautiful.
    Kisses and hugs from your Casper.

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  6. Two French Bulldogs25 January 2017 at 07:01

    Those butterflies are beautiful. We love seeing them in the wild
    Lily & Edward

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  7. stellaroselong25 January 2017 at 07:14

    They are so beautiful!!
    stella rose

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  8. C.L.W.STEP25 January 2017 at 07:23

    Wow!

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  9. Murphy25 January 2017 at 08:02

    You are an ambassadress for Butter Pillars!

    Your Pals,

    Murphy & Stanley

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  10. M. K. Clinton25 January 2017 at 08:09

    The world would be a darker place without the beautiful butterflies. ♥

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  11. Sketching with Dogs25 January 2017 at 09:21

    Let's hope they live to for many more years to come without becoming extinct.
    Elliot and Cricket x

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  12. Sully25 January 2017 at 10:18

    Never in my life would I have guessed butterflies could be that big.

    Aroo to you,
    Sully

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  13. ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥25 January 2017 at 10:49

    Somehow we just knew your endangered species post would include buttie pillars. That BIG one is beautiful and such a pretty name too.

    Woos - Lightning and Misty

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  14. Kinley Westie25 January 2017 at 11:05

    What a pretty buttiepillar!

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  15. Bella Roxy & Macdui25 January 2017 at 11:54

    They are superb! Bet there are a lot of old collections with these specimens--may have something to do with their rareness. We think they should be saved. The earth needs more natural ornaments.

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  16. Robin + Christmas25 January 2017 at 12:36

    Those are cool buttiepillars and I'm glad you're taking a stand for them!

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  17. Duke25 January 2017 at 14:28

    They are so beautiful!

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  18. Louis the Blogging Dog25 January 2017 at 15:25

    Thanks fur pawticipating in the challenge and introducing us to these impawtant buttiepillars! They are almost as pretty as you are!
    Your Furend
    Louis Dog Armstrong

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  19. Frankie Furter and Ernie25 January 2017 at 15:48

    WE saw your BEAUTIFUL Buttie Pillars over at Louis D. Armstrong's MAIN Endangered Species Post...
    THIS is a fabulous day... Blogville called attention to all the Species that are In Danger of becoming Extinct. Your Buttie Piller is HOOOOOGE and BEAUTIFUL... we hope that it survives FUR EVER.

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  20. The Adventures of the LLB Gang25 January 2017 at 19:59

    What a wonderful post on these regal butties Princess Leah!!
    Smileys!
    Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo

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  21. Ruby25 January 2017 at 20:28

    OMD, gurl, these are the most BEAUTIFUL Buttie Pillers I have ever seen!!!! They are so biiiiig! Thanks for lettin' us know abouts these amazin' creatures!!!
    Kisses,
    Ruby ♥

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  22. Idaho PugRanch25 January 2017 at 21:00

    Thank you for showing us these beautiful BIG buttie pillars!
    hugs
    Mr Bailey, Hazel & Mabel

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  23. Charliedownunder25 January 2017 at 21:38

    Crikey Princess .... I just knew you'd tell us about a buttie pillar ..... WOW!! That's a mighty big buttie pillar, aye?? I sure would like to see them flying around again. They are mighty pretty too. Thankyou for telling us about them. Who knew Buttie pillars could grow that BIG??

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  24. LP25 January 2017 at 22:09

    Wow! They are truly beautiful Leah. Do you know our Mama loves butterflies?! She has a huge canvas of painted butterflies on an entire wall in her bedroom.

    the critters in the cottage xo

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  25. Millie and Walter26 January 2017 at 06:04

    That sure is a big and beautiful buttie pillar.

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  26. Huskies62230 January 2017 at 07:29

    Thank you for the information, we learned something for sure!

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