A few of this summer’s visitors to the flowers–working on getting better at identifying pollinators and beneficials. (Click in to navigate through large images.)
Critters
Return of Fountain Frog
Or the progeny of Fountain Frog. Or just a random passing frog.
The wait for Fountain Frog begins
Fountain is set up. If the missus and the mister or whatever they are are hibernating beneath the whiskey barrel fountain, the water is ready for them.
Do Not Disturb
These guys are why I have to make sure I’ve moved all rocks and flagstones prior to when the weather gets cold. After a certain point they’re nesting underneath every available rock. Found them yesterday when I went to grab a container from outdoors to serve as an indoor water […]
Fountain Frog has a love interest
Fountain Frog appears to be a green frog (Lithobates clamitans). I’m unsure whether our original Fountain Frog is male or female, but I’ve referred to him as He up to now which is rude, maybe, I do not want to misgender anyone. Original Fountain Frog is significantly bigger than New […]
Fountain frog reflects on the changing season and the inexorable passage of time
Fountain frog doesn’t want to talk about it.
Beneficial insects: Five banded tiphiid wasp
Seen today on a black eyed susan. If I’m correct about the ID, it’s a female (the red legs are the tell apparently.) From the link: “Females of some species of Thynnid wasps are wingless. Males find them on the ground and carry them into the air on a nuptial […]
Pollinator garden, drafts 1, 2, 3…..
One of the front pollinator beds was added in April 2020. At roughly 4′ x 15′, it contains twelve Golden Alexanders (host plants for black swallowtails and food source for a lot of the little solitary bees) and twelve Bottle Gentians, both from Prairie Nursery. There’s a birdhouse at the […]
