My Butterfly Garden

I have several Black Swallowtail butterflies that visit my garden every summer. I am certain that they are not the same butterflies, because butterflies don’t usually live that long. Somehow they always seem to find their way to the butterfly bushes and the zinnias. I believe that they like them better than any of the [...]

Monarch butterflies are totally fascinating to me, this butterfly actually migrates like some birds do. They fly south for the winter and fly back each spring. Monarch butterflies have to made of tough stuff to do all of that flying. Most butterflies are so delicate that a strong wind will literally rip their wings off. [...]

Tiger Swallowtail butterflies are found all across the United States from Canada to Florida and the Carolinas to California. The yearly cycle of the Tiger Swallowtail is much like that of the other butterflies in the species. It passes the winter as a chrysalis, the butterflies hatching out in the spring just about the time [...]

Butterflies come in many different colors and sizes. One of my favorite small butterflies is the purple butterfly known as the Spring Azure. I figure it was called that because you usually see them in spring, and also because of their purple color.The Spring Azure is so small it is easily missed among the early [...]

Monarch butterflies are one of my favorite kind of butterfly. They are one of the species that will migrate in the fall. If you are lucky, you can see them completely filling the trees when they stop for a break on their trip. I think this is such an amazing feat; that the fragile looking [...]