Butterflies And Bees

Active day today for Butterflies and Honeybees.  They tend to fight on the Cigar Bush.  We also had two Eastern Black Swallowtails hatch and one Polydamas.  The Skippers were lively today as well.  Last but not least, there were a couple of young Monarchs flying around.

My best shot I’ve ever taken of the Fiery Skipper.

Fiery Skipper On Butterfly Bush

This poor old Gulf Fritillary was trying to get some nectar from the Hummingbird feeders and kept getting constantly harassed.

Gulf Fritillary Harassed By Honeybee

Gulf Fritillary With Honeybee

Here’s some Monarch pictures.

Male Monarch Resting On Milkweed

Monarch Feeding On Cigar Bush

Monarch Blue Background

Here’s an Eastern Black Swallowtail that had just hatched.

Newly Hatched Eastern Black Swallowtail On Butterfly Bush