Tag Archive: swallowtail butterflies

A Trip to a Research Station

Usually when I am out in nature, I am at a park or a beach, or even my own yard.  But this past weekend I was able to go to a real research… Continue reading

Host and Guests — Yellow Thistle

In late March and early April these Yellow Thistles were blooming in the pasture.  The plants stand about a foot and a half tall (a half meter), and I would say the blooms… Continue reading

Two Butterflies, Three Tips, Two Questions

One small, one large, one white, one black — both beautiful!  Two new butterflies for our species list. A few weeks ago,  I went to a butterfly talk and I learned a few… Continue reading

Distinguishing Swallowtail Butterflies

How to tell the difference between some swallowtail butterflies, and spot one mimic. I am not a person who can readily identify birds, dragonflies, or butterflies “on the wing”, at least at first. … Continue reading