Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY PICTURES # 111, 4 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
NAN, I really don't know whether the BFs will nectar before their long journey. Conventional common sense tells us they need to "eat" before they take flight? Not so much so from my practical experience, as I've watched my Black Swallowtails butterflies in many occasion when I released them. Usually I carefully select the release-site that has abundant flowers hoping they will use the food source before taking flight?. But time and time again, they've proven that I was wrong. They showed no interest on nectaring, but promptly take flight as the weather, wind, environmental situation permits -- or an inherent drive to fly?

Of the many Monarch I released yesterday, one of which couldn't wait to get outdoor, it took off likes a fast airplane as soon as I hit the deck! It bypassed the MW pot that I set outdoor to allow 'em to perch before they fly off.

Today; before lunch hours, the 3 Monarchs that overnight here outside on the MW pot were still there. The drizzles have since gone, but the wind was still blowing. After lunch hours, however, they already took off. Temp. still in the low 70F and windy.

On the 3rd pix, it's the small container that I used for my plumeria. In years past, MW seeds germinated there by natural selection, as a result I've half a dozen tropical MW plants in the same pot. That explains what I meant by "piggy back in" with others plants as previously mention.