The garden has been constantly visited by Yellow Swallowtails, Blue Swallowtails and Monarchs. All sipping from the Butterfly Bushes around the yard and laying eggs.
But these two are not common for us here, and both came on the same day. Luckily Ray had his camera ready!
The Red Spotted Purple was not the least bit shy, stopping for a drink of water before resting on the Milkweed. The milkweed leaves are full of holes as the baby Monarch caterpillars have hatched and have begun to feast.
The Empress Antonia was here and gone, stopping long enough for a quick photo on top of the storage shed.
