Such an active morning in the garden! I've seen at least six different species of butterflies, including this Red Admiral. There's a lovely constant buzzzz coming from the garden. Nature's aum. #ButterflyWeek , #urbangardening , #plantnatives , #nativeplants , #pollinators , #getoutside , #joy

A Great Gold Digger Wasp stopped by for a Swamp Milkweed flower breakfast. Not a coffee drinker. #urbangardens , #urbangardening , #plantnatives , #nativeplants , #summer , #getoutside , #nature , #joy

This is not the same butterfly I previously posted, but was in the garden at the same time. I'm curious if it is the same species. #citizensciencenerd , #urbangardening , #summer , #joy , #plantnatives , #nativeplants , #getoutside

Who is well versed in Butterfly punctuation? Not sure if this is a Question Mark or Eastern Comma. Been enjoying my morning coffee while watching all the pollinators hard at work in the garden. #ButterflyWeek , #urbangardening , #plantnatives , #nativeplants , #gardens , #gardening , #nature , #joy

Temporarily given up on birds and taken to different winged living things. Pretty sure this is a Common Eastern Bumblebee, but feel free to correct me. Identification is not my strength here. #gardens , #urbangardening , #plantnatives , #nativeplants , #nature , #getoutside , #joy

The Upland White Goldenrod is starting to bloom. #gardens, #urbangardening , #nativeplants , #plantnatives , #nature , #getoutside , #joy

A blooming stand of Culver's Root. 🥰 #gardens , #urbangardens , #gardening , #nativeplants , #plantnatives , #nature , #joy

Allow me to introduce some old friends - the Black Swallowtail, the Brown-belted bumble bee, and the Ligated furrow bee. Just some of the visitors who enjoy the selection of my #nativeplantgarden. #urbangardening , #plantnatives , #nature , #getoutside , #joy , #Butterflyweek

Slender Mountain Mint is starting to bloom! 🥰 #gardening , #urbangardens , #plantnatives , #nativeplantgarden , #nature , #joy , #pollinators

Sharing is caring. I've been eyeing this purple coneflower growing outside my neighbor's garden with the weeds for a couple years now. Finally asked if I could transplant to my garden. They said yes, stay tuned to see if the transplant was a success. #plantnatives , #urbangardening, #joy

Four years ago I transformed our tiny front "lawn" into a Monarch Way station. Success! #butterflies , #Monarchbutterfly , #gardens , #gardening , #nativeplants , #nativeplantgarden , #plantnative , #ButtrrflyWeek

And just like that...Wild Bergamot in full bloom. 🥰❤️ #gardens, #gardening , #nativeplants , #plantnatives , #nature , #joy

The Cedar Waxwing returned! In the almost 20yrs I have lived here, I've only once spotted a Cedar Waxwing in our neighborhood. Having two sightings in two days required another photo! 🥰❤️ #birds , #urbanbirding , #backyardbirds , #nature , #joy

Common Milkweed. I saw lots of Monarch butterflies in the garden today. Maybe they have laid eggs on these plants! They've got lots to munch on! #gardens , #plantnative , #nativeplantgardens , #nature , #joy

Hoary vervain is in bloom, and taking over the garden a little. 🥰 #gardening , #gardens , #nativeplants , #plantnative , #joy

First Wild Bergamot bloom! 🥰 #gardening , #nativeplants , #plantnative, #nature , #joy

Summer heat and increased foliage has me taking photos in my garden. Enjoy some beautiful Swamp Milkweed. #nature , #gardens , #plantnative , #nativeplantgarden, #joy

A lovely Cedar Waxwing greeted me this morning. #birds, #urbanbirding , #backyardbirds, #nature, #joy , #getoutside , #summer

Butterfly Milkweed blooming in the garden. #nativeplants , #gardening , #nativeplantgardens , #plantnative , #nature , #joy

I was just minding my own business gardening when I saw this Cooper's hawk swoop down from our neighbor's tree into another neighbor's shrubs, where it grabbed a bird and flew off into a tree. I grabbed my camera and captured the amazing scene. #birds, #urbanbirding, #BlackInNature , #getoutside

The first Lance-leaved Coreopsis bloom! 🥰 #gardens , #nativeplants , #nature , #getoutside, #joy

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stripes. Wondering if the pattern on this Northern Flicker would count? #birds , #urbanbirding , #getoutside , #nature , #joy , #BlackInNature

Turns out I'm messed up the #BirdOfTheDay . I didn't realize #Nesting was to include the bird holding nesting materials. Here's a Chipping Sparrow doing just that. 🥰 #birds , #nature , #joy , #getoutside , #BlackInNature

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #nesting I came across this Red-Bellied Woodpecker excavating a home. I wonder if there is already a brood inside. #birds , #urbanbirding , #getoutside, #nature , #joy

Black-throated Blue Warbler. Found this one during a lunch time walk. So happy my new work location attracts such a variety of warblers. #birds, #urbanbirding , #Blackinnature, #getoutside, #nature , #joy

I heard the #birdoftheday is #owls. The Snowy owl is my favourite. #birds , #wolfeisland , #getoutside , #nature. #joy

All warblers are my photography nemesis, but none greater than the uncooperative Chestnut-sided warbler. This is the best capture I have managed so far. Until we meet again... #birds, #Blackinnature , #getoutside , #nature, #joy , #urbanbirding

Today's #Birdoftheday alt is my favourite #Fringillidae, the Evening Grosbeak. I was today years old when Iearned it wasn't part of the Cardinal family, and less related to Grosbeaks than finches. #Birds , #Blackinnature , #weouthere , #getoutside, #nature , #joy

Back in 2021 I was just discovering Warblers were a thing, and in my first Spring having my eyes opened wide to the biodiversity in our school yard. I spotted 9 different species of Warbler that spring. Including this Tennessee Warbler. #birds , #Blackinnature , #urbanbirding

Word in the sky is that today's #birdoftheday is #Podicipedidae Here are a couple of Red-necked Grebes. 🥰 #urbanbirding , #Blackinnature