South African Orange-breasted Sunbirds and a Butterfly

reply They look very like the sunbirds at my place.

reply Really? They must be cousins, then. After all, what's a little bit of ocean and then some dry land the size of a small continent for a curious traveling bird? One of them will have gone on a vacation and stayed. The question is, which way? How's NYC?

reply Lyn McCallum says: The butterfly is the Citrus Swallowtail butterfly Papilio demodocus one of the largest and most beautiful butterflies found on the Peninsula. We call it the "Christmas Butterfly" as it usually appears for the first time around Christmas time, although more recently is has been appearing much earlier. The caterpillar of this butterfly eats citrus leaves and in nicknamed “Orange Dog” and are extremely cryptic and difficult to find.

reply Oh, thank you both! Was poor Lyn having trouble leaving a comment in here?

reply Hope its sorted now... the "submit" button seems to be staying... and I'm hoping for the best...