FINALLY! Butterflies! (Frittilary and Red Admiral)

Today I had a shy little Frittlary that wouldn't sit still. I am pretty sure he was an Aphrodite Frit, even though more knowledgeable people will say that would hardly be likely. He really did look JUST LIKE the photo, and I'm going by shape as well as color. He was sitting on some horse manure I had used around my roses and stayed there until I tried to sneak up on him with the camera. He flew away & never came back.

And also this Red Admiral and a lady friend (guessing on that last part, but there were 2 of them). He landed on my pant leg several times, but I never had a camera at the time. It is absolutely true what the books say -- he and she both loved to sit on anything white.....he even landed on the worn spots of my jeans' leg! In the photo he is tasting the soil near where I had poured water for them.

Suzy

Here he is hanging on to the side of the house. I was actually quite close, though you can hardly tell that from the photo. I don't know how you people get the closeups you get! See the smear of stuff on the brick? I don't have a log up and have been smearing the banana butterfly bait everywhere -- on the (white) door, the (light gray) box that houses electrical, (light colored) rocks, and of course my tree stump which is what I read when Deb said "Get a log".

Suzy

whoops, reposted this thread here where it belongs.

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/724871/