It's Wildlife Wednesday and time to share my wildlife sightings from the last month or so. Wildlife Wednesday is hosted by Tina at "My gardener says...." as a meme to share wildlife sightings from the garden on the first Wednesday of each month.
My monthly gif is a Giant Swallowtail enjoying 360 degrees of a Verberna Bonariensis bloom.
From our golf course correspondent we have mating monarchs in full public view! A couple weeks ago I spotted a monarch caterpillar racing away from the garden after most of the milkweed had been consumed. Today I saw a fresh monarch butterfly enjoying my garden. I'd like to think those two events are connected. San Antonio is a Monarch Champion City and we are proud to host these beautiful butterflies twice a year.
A softshell turtle on the edge of a creek along the golf course. I don't know enough about turtles to venture a more specific guess as to whether this is a smooth or spiny softshell. Looks pretty smooth to me. I quit researching when turtle soup came up over and over. These guys eat plenty of insects so carry on.
That's the round up of wildlife from my garden (and the golf course where my husband spends much time) over the last month or so. Hey, I'm happy he enjoys observing wildlife along with his favorite pastime. To share wildlife from your garden or see what other bloggers have shared be sure to check out the comments section in Tina's blog. Tina has a fascinating take on "Lizard Brain" for you today.
Nice garden critters, Shirley! Congrats to SA on its designation of a Monarch Champion City--and congrats to you on your photos. Glad you weren't interested in reading about turtle soup. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos as always, and nice of your husband to offer a contribution. A fellow botanic garden docent told me some 1st graders on a tour spotted ladybugs in the process of mating and asked for an explanation of what was happening - that's a question our training didn't provide an answer for!
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful butterflies.
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