Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily Butterflies page 4, 0 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
When I look up things for people I learn so much for myself too. Besides when I see a new bug or butterfly I must know exactly what it is. Whether it's for conservation or protecting the conserved. I love seeing the pics of the butterflies you get in Florida. Y'all get both kinds of Buckeyes over there, whereas I only get the common. They are a favorite of mine too.

Here today it is still a bit rainy, but it didn't stop the Pipevine Swallowtails from eclosing. The last two of my captives. One was a male and the other was a female... I was switching them into a different cage when the male got loose... He was rring to go. He didn't try anything while they were in the cage together, she was barely drying when he escaped.... Well he came back a while later and just flitted like crazy all over the back flowers, not lighting on any of them. He zoomed by the cage a couple times too and stayed nearby. I opened the cage and let her out. She emmediatly flew to the Hollyhock and landed on a rainkissed leaf.. She just sat still there while he flew around the yard a couple more times...