We spotted this swallowtail on the ground flying around. There's a couple of different tiger swallowtails - Canadian and Eastern - that are both in this area and they also I think can breed together. So, I'm not positive which this is, but I believe it to be one of them. We … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2023
Monarch Caterpillar becomes Chrysalis!
This is the moment we've been waiting and waiting to see! If you'll remember we've tried capturing this on video and in time lapse photos and have missed it every time. We were out today just looking for caterpillars and happened to see this one actually forming the chrysalis. … [Read more...]
Hungry, Hungry Monarch Caterpillars
I got home from a road trip and was overjoyed to see that we had a lot of caterpillars munching on the milkweed! Here's some snaps from daytime and also in the evening. Steve likes to photograph them at night. they are a little easier to spot because they are one of the only … [Read more...]
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
We were able to spot this spicebush swallowtail butterfly. We had previously seen one of these caterpillars in 2017 but I'm hoping as we plant more flowers and shrubs that we'll attract more! … [Read more...]
Fearless Fox Squirrel & so much more!
There is a lot growing, buzzing and flying around here this summer! We've got several different kinds of milkweed growing and lots of other flowers. We also had an uncommon visitor - a chipmunk was here for a while today! He's so tiny! And we saw a toad and a snake in … [Read more...]
A Strange Beetle!
I think that I've had this exact same blog title before. So, we saw a strange beetle! Check out a video of him and see how big he is in comparison to a standard Bic lighter. Steve also saw a butterfly down on the ground moving its wings. It's not a monarch but still … [Read more...]
