A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Purple Milkweed
Blooming in the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 19, 2022, 12:36 p.m.
Monarch Female
On Purple Milkweed
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 23, 2022, 5:29 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 13, 2021, 12:21 p.m.
Monarch on Purple Milkweed
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 16, 2021, 2:52 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 16, 2021, 2:57 p.m.
In bloom
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 24, 2020, 2:39 p.m.
Mourning Cloak
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 5, 2020, 11:24 a.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 5, 2020, 11:25 a.m.
Color fading as the flower ages
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 30, 2020, 11:22 a.m.
Bumble Bee
On a late-blooming Purple Milkweed flower
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 29, 2020, 1:29 p.m.