A photographer gardening for pollinators with native plants in a suburban neighborhood. Plant it and they will come!
Back In The Yard
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The dragonflies are starting to make an appearance. A Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps) in the garden next to our patio this morning. #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography
A couple of monarch caterpillar siblings sharing a snack on a common milkweed leaf. #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #SaveTheMonarch
A female monarch on our butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) today. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers #SaveTheMonarch
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Very interesting read! #nativeplants #pollinators #monarchs
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Back In The Yard
Back In The Yard
Back In The Yard
A Ichneumon Wasp (Trogus sp.) looking for swallowtail caterpillars on our Golden Alexanders today. #wasps #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography
A juvenile male widow skimmer dragonfly (Libellula luctuosa) in the backyard today. #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers
They're back! An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria (Laphria thoracica) feasting on a beetle in the backyard today. #insects #robberfly #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography
Face to face with a male carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) in our backyard today. #bees #pollinators #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography
The monarchs are back! This female was laying eggs on our swamp milkweed this afternoon. If you look closely, you can see her depositing the egg. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #SaveTheMonarch
A male carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) hovering around our backyard patio today. #bees #pollinators #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography
Lover Not Killer wants to save this butterfly species from extinction