Tag Archives: Insects

Red-spotted purple butterfly

A red-spotted purple butterfly enjoys the nectar from verbena blossoms.

A little monarch love in the afternoon. Good to see pandemic loneliness isn’t a thing for butterflies.

Want to help your local monarch butterfly population? Now is the time to collect milkweed seeds to plant.

I could have used a deeper depth of field here (the head is not quite in focus), but my favorite thing about this photo are those hairy legs!

Another butterfly striking a handsome pose at Olbrich Gardens’ Blooming Butterflies.

Seen at Olbrich Gardens Blooming Butterflies.

Ants are working hard at helping my peony flowers open up.

I came across a dozen or so monarch butterflies today, enjoying nectar from the purple asters in Vilas Park.

This time of of the year it’s good to see mosquito hunters out there, like this dragonfly.