Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 15, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
My Gulf Frit was back for his daily meal of blanket flower goodness. I moved the bf house a few feet so it's alongside our sliding glass door. This way, I can be in the living room and still look right into it. While I was doing that and explaining to Dad what the caterpillar was doing, a Giant Swallowtail flew right by the patio! I had been watching it fly around but it came really close and I got a good look at it. Dad said, "Oh, I've seen that one flying around." He did manage to ID a White Peacock that he saw while delivering the mail. Also, I was watering the passion vines and I found three more eggs. I think these are Gulf Frit eggs judging by where and how they were laid. I brought them in and added them to the other one. I also saw a Polydamas over by the bougainvillea but it got shy and flew off. I can ID them now because they don't have the tails like other swallowtails. Lots of action here in the neighborhood!

Melanie