There’s a late summer feeding frenzy in the garden at the moment, as this year’s crop of monarch caterpillars do … More
Tag: monarch
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
Unfurling
The last of the summer monarch butterflies escaped it’s chrysalis today, pictured here climbing up to a suitable branch as it … More
Butterflies start to flutter by
My two-shrub settlement’s worth of Monarch caterpillars have started to emerge as wonderfully gaudy Monarch Butterflies. These late-season Monarchs will … 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
