The first one showed up about a month and a half ago.
My Brown Eye Girl thought he was the prettiest mop she had ever seen.
She was fascinated that he had such big wings, and legs.
He really was cool to look at up close.
Mr Blue Eyes didn't know if he should try to catch, squish it, run from it, or leave it alone. We convinced him NOT to touch it and let it take a nap in the shade.
Then, a couple weeks ago they spotted another one!
I can't get over how big their abdomens are.
Not to mention we never did see their full wing span.
And what on earth is that ribbed antenna looking thingy?
Such detail in their wings when you look at them very close.
One thing I love about our new house are all of the big mops and butterflies we have seen this summer.
As a matter of fact, last week my Brown Eyed Girl found a relatively newly hatched Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly. It couldn't fly yet and "allowed" her to pick him up and carry him about for over an hour.
It crawled all over her while she giggled and talked to him. Showed him the yard and offered him some leaves for lunch.
So beautiful!
And after a while we took him to the back yard and she let him eat some flower nectar for desert. Unfortunately, I figured this poor guy was a gonner. Getting handled and kissed... total gonner. But all of a sudden, he stretched his wings and made an attempt at flight. Of course my Brown Eyed Girl found him, scooped him up and returned him to his flowers.
A few minutes later he took flight again. She wasn't able to catch him again. I told her that because she had taken such good care of him he was finally strong enough to fly so pretty. She smiled even bigger and we got to watch him all afternoon fluttering around our yard.
What a summer!
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