Ocyptamus hoverfly loving on the pollen and nectar in the plants.

Love is in the garden. 💞 The milkweed assassin bugs #Zeluslongipes are under appreciated. They are great at garden pest control. I will relocate the nymphs to aphid infested plants like peppers and they seem to get their little bellies full. No need for insecticides. I rarely see them on milkweed.

Excuse me while I shed my exoskeleton. Gravity at work. #katydid #grasshopper

Aphids on milkweed are inevitable. A few friends I invite over for an aphid feast. Lacewing larva, hoverfly larvae and lady beetles/ larvae. Please don't use insecticides to remove the food source from our beneficial helpers. Plant more milkweed. 🦋

It's hard to believe that this caterpillar turns into the most beautiful butterfly. Eastern Giant swallowtail The host for the caterpillar is native wild lime. #Zanthoxylumfagara #Heraclidescresphontes

Momma Pinevine swallowtail sparkles. The pipevine is just starting to grow back. I hope there will be enough for the babies. #Battusphilenor

A little cutie 🤎🩵 Longtail Skipper #Urbanusproteus

Spicy baby on camphor. #Papiliotroilus

Happy Caturday. All are welcome to the box and bag party. 🎉🎊

White-tipped Black moth. Loving the Sweet Almond.😋 #Melanchroia chephise

Hummy loves the rosemary blooms. If you grow rosemary, let it flower, the birds and pollinators love it! Ruby-throated hummingbird

Giant Swallowtail The host plant for the caterpillars is native Zanthoxylum fagara /Wild lime.

The first thing I saw was a smile not a spider. Nature provides what is needed at the right time. Orchard Spider

Cloudless sulphur leaving her most precious cargo.

Viceroy Butterflies. Monarch mimic. Limenitis archippus

Backyard friends are the best.

I love those white antennae tips🤍 Hackberry butterfly #Asterocampa

#natureismedicineforthesoul youtu.be/hpk7XLwcHLE?...

Greetings to all my awesome fur families from around the world. #caturday

National Pollinator Week 💛 Giant Swallowtail

Got to love the pollinators. This Double-Banded Plushback got my attention. #Palpada agrorum #hoverfly

Are we allowed to talk about the birds and the bees?

A crow left me a gift. It's a rock. I wonder if this is a hint.🤣 I can confirm that the crow likes peanuts. #crow #birds

Happy #WorldTurtleDay

Joe Pye-weed is definitely a butterfly magnet.🦋 #monarch #Danaus plexippus #Eutrochium fistulosum

I feel privileged just to be able to witness momma polydamas ovipositing her most beautiful cargo.🤗 #butterflies #eggs #battuspolydamas #natureismedicineforthesoul

So you think you can just swoop into someone else's territory? The hood birds weren't having it. The crow and red-shouldered hawk teamed together and ran off the red-tailed hawk. #hawks #crow #birds

#HaemorhousMEXICANUS🤎 #birdphotography #natureismedicineforthesoul #Housefinch

Black&White Warbler 🖤🤍 #Mniotilta varia #birds🐦 #natureismedicineforthesoul

American Redstart M/F visiting the hood. They eat bugs as well as seeds and berries. No need for pesticides when you invite friends over for a meal.🧡 #Setophaga ruticilla #natureismedicineforthesoul #birds🐦

Pay attention to the little things.🩵 #naturephotography #natureismedicineforthesoul #Leptotescassius

What's bugging you? #natureismedicineforthesoul #grasshoppers

It's a black and white kind of day. 🖤🤍 #natureismedicineforthesoul #Birds #cow #Downywoodpecker #Stilt

In spite of what is happening I will continue to support the little things. #Nature is life for us all. These are like my babies and I will protect them just like I would do for my flesh and blood. #butterflies #skippers #birds #anoles

Pecky sure does love the bark butter. 😋 #birds #nature #woodpecker #Melanerpes carolinus

Just passing through Orlando.😃 #handsoff

I get a buzz when she is around.🤎 Nature is medicine for the soul. #syrphid fly #Meromacrus acutus

It's a #woodpecker kind of day. ❤️ #Pileated #Downy #Red-bellied #birds

Pay attention to the more important things.

Shout out to all our worldwide cat friends and their human servants. Have a furball filled #Caturday

My #cat makes this crazy world a better place to be. Greetings from Mia to all of you. 💞

No one loves spider mites unless you are a spider mite loving beetle. Please don't blast away our little beneficial friends. #Stethorus

I'm trying to reduce the screen time that my kids are allowed. Nature videos for the win. #caturday

I love the backyard friends. She is a lovely model. #birds #cardinal

One of my favorite moths.💛❤️ Automeris io. He is so handsome. #nature #moth

Everyday is #lovebird day. 💞 #cardinals

It's #Caturday and Mia has decided to own the Trader Joe's bag. As if bags or boxes are for anything else.

#Canada and #Mexico will always be united. 🦋 #monarchbutterfly #mariposamonarca

Appreciating the little things. I can't imagine not seeing trees, birds or wildlife. I am thankful I had the privilege today to see these beautiful birds in my backyard. #birds #summertanager #paintedbunting #cardinal

Black-and-white warbler. #Mniotiltavaria