I've been watching a batch of caterpillars the last few days. At one point there were 7. Today, I can only spot 2. One of them is still chompin' down on the remainder of the fennel. The other one.... and I swear... just climbed to the top of the light pole. Completely by-passing the passion flower vine. And went straight to the dove's nest!! Am I that bad of a host that it would run straight into a bird's nest? Or is there some sort of co-existence?
He/she is probably looking for a safe place to pupate. Guess it's not the most intelligent caterpillar though picking the dove's nest to do it in.
I'm still at a loss to why it would climb up a 20-30 foot pole... with a dove nesting at the tippy top! Guess it's my fault for letting the buffet table run dry.
