Mantis 1, Cloudless Sulfur 0

Yes, I know, this is not a picture of a bird, but its still a cool picture. Well, ok, cool for one of the subjects, not so cool for the other. Here is a Chinese (I think) Mantis that had captured and started to enjoy its meal of a Cloudless Sulfur. It is quite common here at Kiptopeke State Park to see mantis sitting atop blooming plants waiting for supper to arrive. We have two kinds of mantis here at the park(that I am aware of): a native Carolina Mantis and a much more common Chinese Mantis. Chinese Mantis can get very large. I have seen them here at almost 6 inches in length. And they have been know to eat Hummingbirds! Carolina Mantis on the other hand, usually stay much smaller and feed more on the normal, moths, flies, and butterflies.