Herb Curl wrote: >Dennis, where were Marvin's pals? I always thought
bushtits went around in gangs.

There have been about 8 of the little cuties around lately, I think a pair
and their young, but this was the only one I saw when the butterfly chased
it in a big circle around the yard. I was lying in bed recovering from a
2-wisdom-tooth extraction (don't try it, it's no fun, and you're a few
grams dumber when it's over) when I saw it, and I laughed so hard it hurt!

Some good plants for a butterfly garden include butterflybush (of course)
and cosmos.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416