Gulf Fritillary on the Raggedy Ann Zinnia
A gulf fritillary visits the patio every day. Until a month ago we hardly ever saw these butterflies around. I don't know if it is the...
A daily visitor, the Gulf Fritillary
A gulf fritillary visits the patio every afternoon. I wouldn't be surprised if it is the same butterfly. Here it is in one of the...
Beautiful anise swallowtail visiting
Today this anise swallowtail visited the wild red valerian flowerheads, still in full bloom. Look at all that pale colored pollen on its...
Ooh, two lovely butterflies on the cosmos
Even though the cosmos bipinnatus "prom dress" is slowly drying up, it still is getting a lot of visiting pollinators. Look at the long...
Prepare to land
Not only are milkweed plants important for the monarch butterfly larvae, but other beneficial insects are attracted to the plants as...
First some delicious nectar
Those lovely little umber skippers are always around the garden, either by themselves or in groups of two or three. And there are still...
Newly hatched monarch caterpillar
Today I counted at least ten tiny monarch caterpillars on our potted narrow leaf milkweed plants, all newly hatched within the past...
One of my very favorite sights
Here he was in our garden just a week ago, all ready to go! The next day he eclosed and after a few hours flew away. And now there are...
Buzzing around the patio
The blossoms on many plants are drying up, as is usual for this time of year. But pollinators are still finding good nectar sources. The...
Hooray, he made it!
Out of the recent three monarch caterpillars that developed from eggs on our milkweed, at least one developed in a perfectly formed...
