Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 44, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
I don't know why I don't keep my camera in my car, but for some reason I always leave it at the house. When I pull in and I see a butterfly, I tend to go running through the house to get my camera. My parents are getting used to me answering their "Hi, Melanie" with my return shout of "Tiger Swallowtail!" or whatever butterfly it happens to be. So when I came home today and responded to Mom's greeting with "Butterfly Sex!!", she didn't seem surprised. I said they were swallowtails to which Mom replied, "The black ones?" I muttered, "They're all black" but kept running.

And speaking of running, the butterflies kept fleeing but I got a few pictures anyhow. One of the neighbors was out power walking and asked what kind of bird it was. I told her it was butterflies having sex; that's why it looked so big. Dad reports that while delivering mail today he saw two Gulf Frits. But what I've got here is two Spicebushes, I believe.