Category Archives: Butterfly Bush I think this is only the second time I’ve ever photographed or seen this particular Butterfly in our yard. This is an American Painted Lady. In Houston, these Butterflies are most abundant in the Spring and Fall. You have to look a little close to see this Butterfly as I was shooting it from a...  Holy Cow! Today there were Butterflies everywhere in the backyard. We had a Monarch, Question Mark, Variegated Fritillary, Giant Swallowtail, Grey Hairstreak, Eastern Black Swallowtail, some type of Crescent Butterfly, and a Pipevine Swallowtail. I got a few pictures, but I missed several and several others weren’t that good as I got over-excited. The plants... I thought I would put together some brief videos on how to create a successful Butterfly Garden for my last day of vacation. There are a total of 5 videos, each one is less than 2 minutes long. Watching these should give you a decent idea of how to start (or continue) a successful Butterfly...  Another “critter” that took advantage of the brief bout of sunshine we had was this male Monarch. He was obviously quite hungry as he only would land on this Butterfly Bush, and wasn’t the least bit concerned about patrolling for female Monarchs. I don’t know about you, but to me he sure has a lot...  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... |
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