Monarch butterfly
Butterflies, lizards and flowers from the moon garden. click butterflies & lizards for larger pictures (opens in a new window) | |
![]() gulf fritillaries | ![]() zebra swallowtails |
![]() painted lady butterfly on echinacea | ![]() buckeye butterfly |
Takes caterpillars to have butterflies, and they have very specific dietary requirements.... In this day & age of endless turf, we all should grow It's no longer possible to depend on the vacant lot down the street to supply us with butterflies for our flower garden. | |
![]() little gray lizard AKA Eastern Fence Lizard | ![]() striped lizard AKA Six-lined Racerunner |
These lizards are helpful in the garden, They will occassionally dash out in front of me to grab bugs... I've even had them hang out next to the campfire eating termites while I made coffee & pancakes! |
Here's a couple taken at dusk from the moon garden.
flashlight bush
gourd blooms
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