Swallowtailed Kites Love to Soar
Springtime Soaring The weather around here has been perfect lately for large birds, especially birds of prey, to soar. Soaring...
Tiger Swallowtails are One of Our Most Beautiful Fall Butterflies
Tiger, Tiger Well everyone, we have all survived our second hurricane in two weeks. For us, up in north central...
Palamedes Butterflies are a Big Fall Sensation
Palamedes Below One of the largest butterflies that are commonly seen around here in the summer and fall season are...
Have You Ever Seen a Beautiful Butterfly Pee?
Ready, Set, Go Well, in all actuality, you never will. Butterflies don’t have kidneys and a bladder like mammals do....
Giant Swallowtail Butterflies are Beautiful and Colorful in the Fall
On a Wing and a Flower Last weekend I spent some time hiking around Watermelon Pond before visiting with my...
The Palamedes Butterfly Loves Beautiful Mimosa Flowers
Swallowtail in Mimosa Every year in central Florida we have two flights of these large, beautifully marked Palamedes swallowtailed butterflies...
This Shining Swallowtail is Big and Beautiful
Illuminated Swallowtail Since Hurricane Idalia came through our fall wildflowers have been blooming like crazy and they are attracting some...
Sometimes the Most Beautiful Insects Come to You
Sometimes the Most Beautiful Insects Come to You explains how after an uneventful hike, the author/artist discovered this gorgeous Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly right in her own yard.
A Colorful Bush and a Beautiful Butterfly Make Spring Wonderful
A Colorful Bush and a Beautiful Butterfly Make Spring Wonderful shows readers a gorgeous zebra swallowtail butterfly as it feeds on a clump of butterfly weed. To the author/artist these species and their colors are a perfect representation of the spring season.
At Last, the Beautiful and Elusive Palamedes Swallowtail
At Last, the Beautiful and Elusive Palamedes Swallowtail features a rather tattered, but still beautiful butterfly as it feasts from a purple thistle flower. It explains how the author/artist came across this butterfly and the difficulty she has had getting a good shot of one.
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