Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily pictures #97, 1 by scarletbean

scarletbean wrote:
Jeez, still not a single monarch in my yard. I really do think it is personal! It must be something I said..!? haha I have a happy, happy consolation.. I found 5 GF caterpillars on my passion flower vine yesterday! yay! They are munching away and I am debating on bringing them inside.
Since the subject of caterpillar poop came up, i have a question...I found a large amount of large-ish frass on my driveway under a pecan tree a few days ago. There is a small area on one branch where all the leaves are gone... It is too high to see even with a ladder and my binocs are crappy so i can't see what it is.. Anybody got any ideas? I thought maybe Luna moths, but i am not sure. I don't see any cocoons yet and it is not tent caterpillars or bag worms. Who is in my tree????
In other BF news, i am seeing admirals again. Lots of black swallowtails, GF's and a few buckeyes. Several types of skippers and a hummingbird moth here and there. All of these are seen on my Zinnias. Oh, also i have 2 pairs of Goldfinches who really like to tear every petal off the zinnia i guess they like the seed and/or the insects that hide inbetween petals. The bright yellow and black feathers are lovely along with the BF's and the Zany,Wild colors of the Zinnias. Hummingbirds make a few passes over this area of the yard as part of their daily route, so next year i will try a feeder placed among the plants to get them to stay longer so i can get a few pictures. Speaking of pics, I love te pics you all have been posting! They are just beautiful AND inspire me to try some new plants. The pride of Barbados is on my "Gotta have it" list.
This beautiful monarch is from last years pictures.