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Pollinators in the backyard today

Last post by SpookyShoe « Wed Jan 05, 2022 2:49 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:15 pm

Monarch on milkweed, bees on pentas and basil, fly? on English daisy. If you can grow pentas, grow a lot of them. They attract the trifecta: hummingbirds, butterflies, and...

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Wed Jan 05, 2022 2:49 pm
Queen butterfly

Last post by MissS « Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:50 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:58 pm

I have heard of these, but I have never seen one before today. This is not a Monarch, but a Queen butterfly.

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Last post by MissS
Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:50 pm
Gulf Fritillary

Last post by Growing Coastal « Sat Dec 18, 2021 8:11 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Mon May 31, 2021 2:22 pm

It's been a long time since I've seen one of these. Welcome back. Host plant is passion vine, of which I have plenty. This one decided to hang out on mulch....

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Last post by Growing Coastal
Sat Dec 18, 2021 8:11 pm
Monarchs

Last post by SpookyShoe « Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:25 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:34 am

It's flawless.

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Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:25 pm
My Hummingbird Season

Last post by Paulf « Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:31 am
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by MissS » Sat May 09, 2020 8:27 pm
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And so my hummingbird adventure for 2020 began on May 6th with the arrival of two males.

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Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:31 am
Butterfly and Hummingbird plants

Last post by Growing Coastal « Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:18 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Sat Jan 11, 2020 2:59 pm
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Shrimp plants are supposed to be a magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies. I myself have never seen a hummingbird on one of my shrimp plants, LOL. However, they are blooming...
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Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:18 pm
Chrysalis

Last post by SpookyShoe « Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:58 am
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by SpookyShoe » Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:10 pm
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Pretty sure it's a monarch. I can see the wings inside of the skin of the chrysalis. 0207201500.jpg
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Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:58 am
Spicebush Swallowtail ???

Last post by pepperhead212 « Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:53 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:23 pm

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Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:53 pm
American Lady butterfly

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by SpookyShoe » Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:20 am

On Mystic Spires Blue salvia.

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Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:20 am
Pondgardener's ponds...

Last post by SpookyShoe « Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:42 pm
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by pondgardener » Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:31 pm
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When we moved here 15 years ago, almost the entire backyard was covered with grass. The following Spring, I rented a Bobcat, removed all the existing grass, laid out a bunch...
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Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:42 pm
My Nectar Garden

Last post by Bower « Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:59 pm
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by MissS » Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:21 am
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Due to the deer eating my entire vegetable garden, last year I converted it into a perennial garden for Bees, Hummingbirds and Butterflies. Last year it was planted and this...
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Last post by Bower
Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:59 pm
Hummingbird taking a bath

Last post by EdieJ « Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:53 pm
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by QAGUY » Wed May 06, 2020 4:11 pm

I have a half whisky barrel with an old fashioned hand pump connected to a pond pump.
Birds love it. Here's a shot of a hummer taking a dip.

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And a...

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Last post by EdieJ
Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:53 pm
Anything water related...it counts, LOL

Last post by GoDawgs « Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:26 am
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by SpookyShoe » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:11 am

Walking Iris blooming around the tiny pond in the backyard. Plus a fountain that no longer works, but I fill it up every day with fresh water and birds are very attracted to...

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Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:26 am

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