Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 16, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
It's too hot to go hiking, but that didn't stop me. My stress has been building and I release stress by either hiking or gardening. The usual stand of lantana wasn't blooming much anymore, and I could see where the controlled burns had cleared out a lot of the brush. BFs I saw but didn't get pictures of include: Giant Swallowtail, Palamedes Swallowtail, and what I think was a really tattered Polydamas Swallowtail. I even jumped the fence to see if I could get closer and get some shots, but it was not butterfly cooperation day. I did see this cute skipper, and he was really yellow; most of the ones I see are orange and brown.