There’s a late summer feeding frenzy in the garden at the moment, as this year’s crop of monarch caterpillars do … More
Tag: caterpillar
Admirable admiral
Spike here was about 15mm long, and sitting in the middle of a plank on the deck. I couldn’t get the … More
The tiny photo bomber
A photobomberpillar? This morning I was trying to capture an image of the mouthparts on this tiny 3-4mm monarch caterpillar, … More
Caterpillar piehole-equivalent
Today I experimented some more using off-camera flash. My subject was a monarch caterpillar, and the photograph was taken on a Sony A7ii, using a … More
Caterpillage
Look, an early monarch caterpillar, one of two hatchlings now munching through the remains of last year’s tattered swan plant. … More
Happy monarchs-to-be
I’m enjoying the hungry little caterpillar scenario being played out on the swan plants (milkweed) in a pot at the … More
Drinking bees and hungry caterpillars
Swan Plant (milkweed) is bringing hungry bees to my garden at the moment, suggesting someone near by has an urban … More