A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Hummingbird Clearwing
Visiting Swamp Milkweed
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 16, 2023, 2:50 p.m.
Snowberry Clearwing
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 16, 2023, 3:58 p.m.
Cardinal Flower
Blooming in the swale along the deck with Swamp Milkweed
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 25, 2023, 10:11 a.m.
Great Black Wasp
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 28, 2023, 2:19 p.m.
Blue Vervain
Blooming along the fence
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 6, 2023, 3:21 p.m.
Eastern Black Swallowtail
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 5, 2023, 1:20 p.m.
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 3, 2023, 4:42 p.m.
Swamp Milkweed and Annual Sunflower
Blooming in the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 3, 2023, 4:41 p.m.
Monarch Caterpillar
On Swamp Milkweed
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 10, 2023, 3:13 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 3, 2023, 5:58 p.m.
On my Swamp Milkweed
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Sept. 3, 2022, 11:52 a.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Sept. 3, 2022, 11:54 a.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Sept. 3, 2022, 12:05 p.m.
American Snout
Missing its snout?
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 25, 2022, 12:15 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 25, 2022, 12:14 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 25, 2022, 12:12 p.m.
American Snouth