Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily pictures #100!, 3 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Now for the butterflies I saw in the yard today. I saw a Buckeye puddling over where we had to dig up the lid to our septic system (to have it emptied) a few weeks ago. Then, I let go a female Monarch. A few minutes after this picture a male came along and they flew off together to make little caterpillars (like I don't have enough already). Not a great shot, but I caught a skipper on some of my pentas. Then, a Zebra Longwing was on the porterweed, as usual.

I also saw a Gulf Fritillary but it didn't want to stop. I took about two dozen Monarch cats to the museum today so they should be good for a while. And hopefully my milkweed can recover. I found five more Monarch cats in the garden this afternoon. It's never-ending!

The last picture is of some eggs laid by either the Great Southern White or the Checkered White on Cleome (Spider Plant). This is in the flight cage at the museum. I also took one of the Polydamas cats out and me and kids and grown ups alike had fun petting him. Volunteering there is loads of fun and I get to talk about butterflies and caterpillars for as long as I want!

Melanie