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backintheyard.bsky.social
Back In The Yard
@backintheyard.bsky.social
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A photographer gardening for pollinators with native plants in a suburban neighborhood. Plant it and they will come!
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · 12d
When I came home from work this evening, I found this poor fellow perched on a meadow blazing star. Who knows how far he's traveled, but his journey is almost over. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · 15d
Grasshoppers aren't the most attractive insects and can cause quite a bit of plant damage, but they really do have some cool textures. #insects #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · 15d
Most of the pollinators have packed it in for the year. However, the autumn meadowhawk dragonflies have been putting on a show. I even coaxed a female to land on my hand! #dragonfly #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · 28d
A beautiful female monarch on tall boneset during my morning walk. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · 29d
A gorgeous common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) on another summer-like day. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Oct 3
The first monarch this October is another female on the Mexican sunflowers. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #flowers #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 28
A male silver-spotted skipper butterfly (Epargyreus clarus) in the front yard garden this morning. I know it's a male by its behavior: they will chase dragonflies, birds, and even humans to defend their territory. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #photography #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 28
A black saddlebags dragonfly (Tramea lacerata) in the front yard garden this morning. #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 27
Another gorgeous female monarch on the Mexican sunflowers today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · 15d
Grasshoppers aren't the most attractive insects and can cause quite a bit of plant damage, but they really do have some cool textures. #insects #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · 15d
Most of the pollinators have packed it in for the year. However, the autumn meadowhawk dragonflies have been putting on a show. I even coaxed a female to land on my hand! #dragonfly #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · 28d
A beautiful female monarch on tall boneset during my morning walk. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · 29d
A gorgeous common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) on another summer-like day. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Oct 3
The first monarch this October is another female on the Mexican sunflowers. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #flowers #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 28
A male silver-spotted skipper butterfly (Epargyreus clarus) in the front yard garden this morning. I know it's a male by its behavior: they will chase dragonflies, birds, and even humans to defend their territory. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #photography #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 28
A black saddlebags dragonfly (Tramea lacerata) in the front yard garden this morning. #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 27
Another gorgeous female monarch on the Mexican sunflowers today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 25
I had this pretty girl show up in the yard today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 24
One of the most gorgeous butterflies—the red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis)—stopped by in our backyard this morning! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 23
The monarchs were feasting on goldenrod this evening. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 22
Four monarchs this morning! They were sampling a little bit of everything in the yard. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 20
I went to a local park today to see what the monarch activity was like—and wow! A lot of monarchs were feeding on tall boneset and goldenrod. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 20
The hummingbirds have been loving our Mexican sunflowers. #hummingbird #birds #flowers #Illinois #nature #photography #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 18
We had a 2-foot-tall meadow blazing star start blooming recently, and of course the monarchs found it this morning. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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Back In The Yard @backintheyard.bsky.social · Sep 9
It's been a steady stream of individual monarchs coming through the yard lately. Here's a male monarch visiting our Mexican sunflowers this morning. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
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