A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Monarch
Visiting Prairie Blazingstar
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 27, 2023, 4:36 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 27, 2023, 2:47 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 27, 2023, 2:40 p.m.
Rain Garden
Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Purple Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Prairie Blazingstar, and Queen of the Prairie
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Visiting Prairie Blazing Star
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 25, 2022, 4:53 p.m.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
On Prairie Blazing Star
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 31, 2021, 4:09 p.m.
Immature American Goldfinch
Eating seeds from Prairie Blazingstar in the rain garden
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 26, 2020, 3:52 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 26, 2020, 3:51 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 26, 2020, 3:50 p.m.
Female American Goldfinch
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Female
Seeking nectar from Prairie Blazing Star
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 28, 2020, 7:19 a.m.
Prairie Blazing Star
First blooms of 2010
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 4:36 p.m.