Bird Watching: Bird/Butterfly Gardening Hand in Hand(A simple approach), 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
Now this is a feast waiting to happen, I will go out and cage what I can in a bit. The birds really love these Black Swallowtails. All I had to do was keep parsley growing in the yard at all times..(A few parsley, dill, fennel, etc plants on the deck too.) I definatly conserve as many as I can find, birds get what's left. These are very prolific and grow extremely fast.

I expanded the number of bfly species this year, and released about 200 so far.. Among them were: Monarchs, Black Swallowtails, Giant Swallowtails, Pipevine Swallowtails, Gulf Fritillaries, Silver Spotted Skipper, Sulphurs, and a few others. Not as leisurly as birdwatching alone, but the satisfaction and experience is well worth all the work.