A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Peck's Skipper
Visiting Swamp Milkweed
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Aug. 17, 2023, 11:05 a.m.
Hummingbird Clearwing
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.
Great Black Wasp
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Aug. 7, 2023, 9:24 a.m.
Great Golden Digger
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:25 a.m.
Monarch
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 10:44 a.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.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 28, 2023, 2:19 p.m.
Pearl Crescent
Location: Crabtree Nature Center Shot Date: July 21, 2023, 1:24 p.m.
Location: Crabtree Nature Center Shot Date: July 21, 2023, 1:23 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.