Back In The Yard

@backyardecology
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A photographer gardening for pollinators with native plants in a suburban neighborhood. Plant it and they will come!
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Back In The Yard3d ago
The dragonflies are starting to make an appearance. A Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps) in the garden next to our patio this morning. #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography
Back In The Yard5d ago
A couple of monarch caterpillar siblings sharing a snack on a common milkweed leaf. #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #SaveTheMonarch
Back In The YardMay 26
They're back! An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria (Laphria thoracica) feasting on a beetle in the backyard today. #insects #robberfly #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography
Back In The YardMay 16
The monarchs are back! This female was laying eggs on our swamp milkweed this afternoon. If you look closely, you can see her depositing the egg. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #SaveTheMonarch
Back In The YardMay 16
A Ichneumon Wasp (Trogus sp.) looking for swallowtail caterpillars on our Golden Alexanders today. #wasps #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography
Back In The YardApr 26
Face to face with a male carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) in our backyard today. #bees #pollinators #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography
Back In The YardApr 25
A male carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) hovering around our backyard patio today. #bees #pollinators #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography
Back In The YardApr 19
Back In The YardApr 13
Here's our Dunning's miner bee (Andrena dunningi) nesting area, which is densely populated. Unfortunately, the bees weren't that active above ground today. A bee finally makes an appearance at the end of the video. #bees #pollinators #nature
Back In The YardApr 19
Back In The YardApr 6
A female and a male Dunning’s miner bee (Andrena dunningi) in the front yard this morning. #bees #pollinators #insects #Illinois #nature #photography #Spring
Back In The YardApr 19
Back In The YardApr 5
Happy Easter! This morning, we received a visit from a male common green darner dragonfly (Anax junius). A beautiful spring gift indeed! #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography #spring