I saw my first black swallowtail butterfly the other day, and it immediately sent me running to my parsley bed to see if the butterfly had laid any eggs. You see, most people grow herbs for cooking, ...

Every butterfly gardener delights when showy swallowtail butterflies make an appearance. These butterflies are some of the largest in the garden, and their colorful wings and soaring flight patterns ...

The beautiful male emerged in October, eager to mate but destined for disappointment because he emerged too late in the season, just an example of natural selection at work I received an invitation to ...

Swallowtail butterflies are large (2¾ to 5 inches) and easy to identify. They are found in a variety of types and colors (spicebush, black, eastern tiger, zebra and pipevine blue). Each one actually ...

If you're wondering what I've been doing lately,I've been raising butterflies.I've liked butterflies since I was a ...

I received an invitation to photograph a black swallowtail butterfly that had just emerged. It would linger only a short while before emerging, so I hurried over. The date was Oct. 13. The black ...

Butterflies are a delight to watch in the garden as they flutter from one flower to another feeding on nectar. They are like airborne flowers as they flash their colorful wings. For the past couple of ...