Easter Tiger Swallowtail DSC_4841
Is it really possible for a Floridian to have spring fever? If so, I'm pretty sure I've caught it.
The tiger swallowtails are starting to visit the yard daily. The giant, palamedes and spicebush swallowtails are also visiting often and the gulf fritiliaries and zebra longwings are starting to make appearances more often now too. Of course there are a lot of monarchs flitting about the yard. I no longer have to worry about where to step because of monarch caterpillars on their journey to metamorphosis, instead it's monarch couples on the ground getting married before they head off to their honeymoon.
This image was taken while I was in the front yard. I purchased cotton candy lantana as a nectar plant for my backyard years ago and it died. However, before it did the birds carried some seeds to the front yard where it's been growing for a few years now. I guess it found it's happy place.
Easter Tiger Swallowtail DSC_4841
Is it really possible for a Floridian to have spring fever? If so, I'm pretty sure I've caught it.
The tiger swallowtails are starting to visit the yard daily. The giant, palamedes and spicebush swallowtails are also visiting often and the gulf fritiliaries and zebra longwings are starting to make appearances more often now too. Of course there are a lot of monarchs flitting about the yard. I no longer have to worry about where to step because of monarch caterpillars on their journey to metamorphosis, instead it's monarch couples on the ground getting married before they head off to their honeymoon.
This image was taken while I was in the front yard. I purchased cotton candy lantana as a nectar plant for my backyard years ago and it died. However, before it did the birds carried some seeds to the front yard where it's been growing for a few years now. I guess it found it's happy place.