Last year I had so much wildlife in my yard, I was so happy and I think I only managed to picture perhaps half of them…even after lurking behind the garden to find them for hours on end..!! I had so many caterpillars, butterflies, moths, larvae, pupae, eggs, lizards, birds, beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, wasps, and so many kinds of bees, etc.
This year on the contrary although the spring had begun I don’t see as many movements as I did last year but I am hopeful they will show up sooner if not later!
Tried to save this Cabbage White Moth who was out in the hot summer sun by providing some sugar nectar. Unfortunately he didn’t make it! Cabbage white MothJune Beetle On California Native Wild RosebushJune Beetle on a Moringa treeTobacco Hornworm Caterpillar on a Green Pepper plant Tobacco Hornworm Caterpillar on a green pepper plantPainted Lady Butterfly on Moringa flowerPainted Lady Butterfly enjoying the nectar from a Moringa flower Monarch Caterpillar underneath the California Native Narrowleaf MilkweedMonarch caterpillarFresh Monarch Pupae Tried to save this Monarch PupaeUnfortunately it didn’t make it. Dead Monarch PupaeSaltMarsh Caterpillar on Chapparal honey suckleCarpenter Bee on Moringa treeSaltMarsh Caterpillar on Chappral Honeysuckle plantCarpenter Bee on a Moringa treeOrb weaver spider on Lemon treeRabbitbush Hooded Owlet on Seaside DaisyRabbitbush Hooded Owlet on a Seaside DaisyFiery Skipper Butterfly on California Native Wild RosebushA Juvenile Green Valley Grasshopper on a California Bush SunflowerA Juvenile Green Valley Grasshopper on a California Bush Sunflower Horace’s Duskywing Butterfly On Chapparal HoneysuckleTachinid fly larvae on a Milkweed plant!Found this Large Milkweed Bug on the milkweed, it got annoyed when i tried to take pictures.GrayBird Grasshopper clinging onto our sliding door net! They are always in our mint bush!Bumble Bee on a California Native Wild Rose….We have so many bumblebees in our yard during spring…it is literally buzzing…Rescued Toltec Scoliid Wasp from our swimming pool, was almost drowning, and reached a toy boat to rescue him!Western Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar
I am hopeful I will find even more beneficial wildlife this year and in the coming years to glorify my garden!! Growing a native garden has not only given me happiness but also provided me with so much in-depth insight into their lives!
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My Backyard Nature 