I came across a dozen or so monarch butterflies today, enjoying nectar from the purple asters in Vilas Park.
Tag Archives: Insects
Mosquito hunter
This time of of the year it’s good to see mosquito hunters out there, like this dragonfly.
Ladybug diptych
Chalk-fronted Corporal 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).
Gathering nectar
