I was touched by "Monday Blues" - until I spotted this "Green Beauty " ! Suddenly the day seems brighter, although the sky still looks rather cloudy and moody .......! Anyway, I felt lucky that upon spotting this flying beauty resting on my Mirabilis Jalapa ( 4 O'clock Flower), I was able to get my camera real quick and managed to take two shots before it flew away. This little one sure can soar - it moved swiftly in a zig-zag flight, it did keep coming back, (something like - 'Hey no offense, but I hate my pictures taken) circling the expanse of my mini garden. I never get a second chance of using my camera....! Later I did spot it stopping to sip nectar from the other flowering plants .... but there was no way I can get good shots of it...
For further reading on the life cycle of this "Tailed Jay" butterfly, one can check out the following link which makes interesting reading.... http://butterflycircle.blogspot.com/2009/05/life-history-of-tailed-jay.html.
