The monarchs must have all arrived this week just in time for the milkweed.
Butterflies are in full force here.
Another.
Then I turned around and saw something in my Wild Heart daylily!
And I took more pics.
One more.
I took the net off of the blueberry bushes this week. It's created an opportunity for some great birdwatching. I watched a cedarwaxwing swallow a berry and watched it slide down it's neck! So I ran to the house to get my camera. But this catbird was my only taker.
Great pics!! What type of milkweed are you growing? It's very pretty!
hmmm. It's a wild one. It grows in the fields. Can anyone ID?
How nice for you to have it grow wild. I went to MilkweedFarms to see if I could ID it, and their site is gone! But maybe this one is it?
http://admin.wildflowerfarm.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=11270
that's it! lucky me!
Even tho it's called "common" I think it's beautiful. There are much uglier ones with prettier names. I am definitely going to have to plant some different varieties next year. I like my A. curassavica but am ready for something with a different look.
You're lucky
1. to get the beautiful wings in your yard
2. you're in MA... otherwise I'd have been over in those fat blueberries
Great pictures! I love the cat bird with the blueberry. One of my dogs used to eat as many of my blueberries as I did.
Thanks for sharing
Betty
Same here! My namesake boojum loves the blueberry bushes, too!
