Category Archives: Penta I really got lucky, but I love this next shot! It’s a Gulf Fritillary on a Purple Coneflower, with a blurred Black Eyed Susan in the background, and a Bee (not sure what kind). Here’s another shot with the Gulf Fritillary on a Marigold. This last shot I really like as well. We have lots...  At first I never saw the Spicebush Swallowtail other than the Caterpillars, and now it looks like I have the opportunity to see them regularly. This particular Spicebush appeared to be younger than the one I saw last week who had the tattered wings. It was really enjoying getting nectar from the Penta. The shot...  I managed to get some decent Giant Swallowtail pictures today while it was feeding on nectar plants. In this first image, the Swallowtail is getting nectar from one of our Penta plants. These next two images are “almost” the same, but one of them contains a notorious Butterfly Caterpillar killer. These pictures are a little... 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...  This afternoon was just crazy in terms of Butterflies. It rained (finally) most of the morning here in Houston. Then, for just a brief moment we had some sunshine. That brief change in weather really brought out the Butterflies. There were Monarchs, Polydamas Swallowtails, Giant Swallowtails, and all kinds of Skippers. I’m guessing that because...  Lots of Polydamas were flying around today but I didn’t manage to get any pictures of them. I did get a picture of a Fritillary on a red Penta. |
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