Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 50, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
I co-led one of the butterfly trips today. We went to Falcon State Park (south Texas). Our count was 72 species...and of course, many were in abundance. Queens will always be at the top of the list but we had good numbers of Monarchs in the mix. Lots of sulphurs of all kinds - Orange Sulphur, Large Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface, Cloudless Sulphur, Lyside Sulphur, Little Yellow, Mimosa Yellow, Sleepy Orange, Dainty Sulphur and even several Tailed Orange!!! Both Common and Tropical Buckeyes too.

This photo doesn't do justice to the mass quantities of butterflies at the park...but just imagine seeing this every where you look. A bit of sensory overload...more so when you have to ignore all the Queens in the hopes of finding something rare :o)

Numerous Great Purple Hairstreaks and half a dozen Malachites too...both of those are always good for a smile.

~ Cat