Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Swallowtail laying eggs, 1 by Hineni

Hineni wrote:
Thanks Donna, I seem to have a thing for the smaller ones - but boy they are harder to photograph. Here's my fave little guy.

Thank you debnes. I usually see the best ones when I say to myself "self, today is an observing day, no camera-toting" - Ha! Like today, I saw TWO red-spotted purples while I was filling the hummer feeders, TWO in the same day. They were up high in the trees, then came down to visit while I was watering. The hummer came up to me too, it was pretty awesome. I'd been having a lousy day at work so the mid-day break outside was a real soother.

Amazing what the little things outdoors have to offer in the way of reducing stress...

~Sunny