Finally it found what it was looking for: my Rue plants. I had planted them last year specifically for the Giant Swallowtail -- it is their main host plant.
She bounced around on the two plants and finally came to rest and laid a few eggs:
And then floated lazily in circles all over the yard again...
Here are two posts from last year about the swallowtail and Rue. I wrote about them in June -- they are really early this year!
http://my1929tudor.blogspot.com/2011/06/more-on-rue.html
http://my1929tudor.blogspot.com/2011/06/rue-and-giant-swallowtail.html
3 comments:
Project girl,
I read your comment over at Leigh's Blog and wanted to write to tell you that being in Texas is a perfect place to raise Worms!
I have had two beds of worms for over two years now here in North Carolina and our summers can be very hot!
But I just make sure that the bed has lots of bedding and add water when needed.
If you take a look at my Blog, you will see a post about "Sepp by Step" how-to get a bed set up and running.
I have to guess that I have 30,000 Worms and the numbers only go up!
You can do this! If you have any questions, contact me at matoo@yahoo.com. I'll be happy to help!
Tom
So glad Tom stopped by to give you some encouragement! He's my go-to guy when it comes to questions about worms.
Your butterfly photos are great! Butterflies are so hard to get clear pictures of. Good job.
Tom & Leigh,
Thank you for your insight and encouragement. I guess the outdoor worm farm is another thing to add to my wish list of projects to do... My work sure gets in the way of my leisure! : )
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