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Tag Archives: Insects
Fly on the edge
Peony ants
Monarchs in the asters
I came across a dozen or so monarch butterflies today, enjoying nectar from the purple asters in Vilas Park.
Mosquito hunter
This time of of the year it’s good to see mosquito hunters out there, like this dragonfly.
Ladybug diptych
Blue dasher dragonfly
Collecting pollen
Bee inside a wild geranium.
Monarch study
This monarch butterfly was so intent on flying from blossom to blossom, lapping up lunch, it was in no mood to sit still for a nice portrait. I did manage to get a couple of shots from interesting angles though.
A January caterpillar
This is a first for me, seeing a caterpillar in January! I found this wooly caterpillar crawling along the driveway, about a foot from my house (and a plant bed with unfrozen soil).