There were 20 butterflies in our front bed last week. I counted 8 at once yesterday. It is about a 2'x7' I guess, zinnias around the perimeter every few inches. I'll try to remember to take a pic while they are in bloom. Mostly tiger swallowtails and black swallowtails. I have parsnips and carrots in the back yard with lots of caterpillars. I want to get some milkweed going for monarchs.
Last year in that bed there was a fight over a big red flower. There was a butterfly at it, but it got chased off by a big bumblebee. Then a hummingbird took it over. The bee came back and dove in, so the hummingbird stalked it and flushed it out. They jousted for a bit. Can't remember who won, but it was so funny because there were at least 100 other zinnias blooming at the time.
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