Butterfly Bonanza

Oh my, what AWESOME and BEAUTIFUL SHOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved these photos!!!!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Oh man! Beautiful shots!
What are the species? The only one I see around here is the monarch!

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

Nice group of swallowtails..

You may enjoy this site;

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Very beautiful…The best thing about gardening is when nature thanks you for your creation.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Great shots, Doug. Nice to capture them.

There was a beautiful monarch flying around here this morning, but didn’t stop long enough for a good shot.

You should see it when the big moths come in to pollinate the brugs. I”m not sure of the exact type, but they resemble sphinx moths with about a 3 to 4 inch wing spread. If there are a lot of brugs out in bloom they come in swarms. The first time she saw them, my wife thought they were bats and was freaking out. That was a good laugh. I grabbed my camera, but everything was blurry. I guess I was too excited. LOL.

-- jroot

Love the butterfly shots Doug.Thanks for sharing.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Had to come back to see these photos again … I can’t get over that first shot. Amazing!!! Thanks for the smiles!!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I bought two butterfly bushes yesterday…................are those bushes/plants butterfly bushes?

nice photos

-- Central northish Ontario

now that’s why we plant flowers :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I hope some day I will have beautiful butterflys like yours Doug.The public school here in Hastings planted all kinds of flowers this spring to attract butterflys.I am only 2 blocks away from the school so here is hoping they come.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more