On the 1st day of this year we saw for the first time a single female Yellow Birdwing, Troides helena, flying fast at the perimeter of our farm, as if making an aerial survey. From a distance, it looks like a bird The Yellow Birdwing is protected by law and is becoming difficult to see in the wild due to loss of habitat and due to collectors. The female zooming past us on the 1st of January, 2013 Just barely 2 1/2 months later, they have made our farm their home. They are breeding and have become a familier sight. And interestingly, they show no fear of us....