Butterflies

There are a lot of butterflies on the few flowers that are surviving this difficult August. Above: A Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes).



ABOVE: I followed this pair of mating Palamedes Swallowtails for awhile this morning . . . until I got too hot. Papilio palamedes generally nest on laurel or red bay trees near swamps. . . perhaps why we have so many here just above the St. Johns River swamp.



ABOVE and BELOW: These are more individual Palamedes Swallowtails hanging out this noon on the flowers in front of the house.



BELOW: This is one of the first Cloudless Sulfur Butterflies I've seen this year. Phoebis sennae generally start their late summer flight at the end of August. They are so bright yellow that its difficult to get a good shot of them in the sun without filters. Currently I'm too lazy to bother with such efforts.



To see my HOLSTER MONITOR and other photos go to PHILLIP's NATURAL WORLD. . . the other photos

To see my PROTEA photos go to PHILLIP'S NATURAL WORLD III