This monster was hangin out stealin our pollen..
Beautiful wonder!!
Also the monarch Butterfly catterpillar was at work.
vanessa you may know this but simply buy some Swan plants and the butterflys will swarm to it laying their eggs.
Lo and behold you will have a house full of Monarch’s..
Hope they are available there..
They are also endangered, so next season will not be buying the plants but will plant a poo load of seeds and have them everywhere..
NOTE!!.. There always seems to never be enough plants to buy, and these buggars eat quickly.. so when you run out of the plants and need to feed them, i have heard that pumpkin flesh if peeled thinly will do the trick until you can establish some plants..
NOTE2!! do not eat the plant (or smoke it….. Idiot).. Highly poisonous..!!
SAVE THE MONARCH!!
UPDATE Nov 07!!
Will be getting some plants this season..
Flutterbys look so good round the yard..
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Beaut pics! The depth of field in the butterflies is especially good. Keep up the good work!
Comment by Sal 0,March 28, 2007 @ 11:00 pmThanks sal.. They are often in my backyard and rush out there to shoot them..
Comment by drujohnwigsinkiwi 0,March 29, 2007 @ 7:21 amSo many creatures here..
I just had one butterfly emerged from the chrysallies just this morning!! I’m so delighted to see it. It’s just like having another baby hehehe… Nice pic!
Comment by arfi 0,April 13, 2007 @ 12:29 pmDru, Beautiful photos. I haven’t heard of a Swan Plant. I will look out for it when I am in a nursery next.
Comment by vanessa 0,April 16, 2007 @ 2:30 pmLove vb
I have seen them around Sydney, especially in old nanna’s gardens in Marrickville.. the fruit or flower is a spiky air filled ball.. Very weird looking..
Comment by drujohnwigsinkiwi 0,April 17, 2007 @ 10:39 amSAVE THE MONARCH VANESSA!!
Loved the photos – always great to see the little butterfly with a lot of support from guys like yourself. I too will be looking up the Swan plant, sounds interesting.
Comment by butterflyinfo 0,May 9, 2007 @ 3:09 am