A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Red-winged Blackbird
In the rain garden
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 25, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Bumble Bee
Visiting Blue Vervain
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 25, 2023, 10:08 a.m.
Rain Garden
Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Wild Bergamot, Purple Coneflower, and Joe Pye
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.
Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Purple Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Prairie Blazingstar, and Queen of the Prairie
Purple Coneflower, Queen of the Prairie, Yellow Coneflower, Joe Pye, and Blue Vervain
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:26 p.m.
Yellow Coneflower, Queen of the Prairie, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Purple Coneflower, and Blue Vervain
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:27 p.m.
Queen of the Prairie, Yellow Coneflower, Purple Coneflower, Joe Pye, and Blue Vervain
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:29 p.m.
Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Joe Pye, and Queen of the Prairie
Blue Vervain
Blooming along the fence
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 6, 2023, 3:21 p.m.
Blooming in the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 3, 2023, 4:49 p.m.
Bradbury's Monarda
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: May 29, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Starting to bloom
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 3:42 p.m.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 4:43 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 4:41 p.m.
With Blue Vervain in the background
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 14, 2022, 4:25 p.m.
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 30, 2022, 4:46 p.m.
Peck's Skipper
On Blue Vervain in the backyard rain garden
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 27, 2020, 2:40 p.m.