There were things other than butterflies in the garden, though. There were a number of exotic birds, including this little quail-like bird. He didn't hold still very well, either.

The pigeons made better photographic subjects.

This odd little black bird watches from a branch.

This garden also had its share of exotic flowers – more tropical than the Butchart gardens, which was mostly outdoors.

I really like the sharp contrasting patterns on this flower.

An owl butterfly (right) and another butterfly at the feeder.

There were several butterflies following the orange, black, and white theme. This one is called a helicon.

I didn't figure out what kind this one was.

It did hold still pretty well for photos, though.

This butterfly looks a lot like a tiger swallowtail, but is actually a tree nymph.