Category Archives: Butterflies

A tale of two lenses

Posted on July 29, 2008 by craig

It was a good weekend for butterflies in the garden. On summer weekends around the house, I usually keep my Canon Digital Rebel D-SLR by the front door (and therefore near the butterfly garden) with the Canon 75-300 zoom lens … Continue reading →

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This year’s most common butterfly sighting

Posted on June 30, 2008 by craig

The Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charitionius) is the state butterfly of Florida. They used to be a rare sight in my butterfly garden, but this year are the most common sight so far. The Orange Cestrum (Cestrum aurantiacum) is the most … Continue reading →

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Butterflies and the late bloomer

Posted on November 17, 2007 by craig

A pair of Gulf Fritillary butterflies sample the nectar of one of my Giant Mexican Sunflowers (tithonia diversifolia). The flowers are Fall bloomers and come on after the regular Mexican Sunflowers pretty much go into demise for the Fall and … Continue reading →