The host plant for Monarch larvae and caterpillars,
Milkweed is the plant of choice for the Monarch Butterfly.
As I released the Swallowtails I raised,
I thought the Milkweed would be the perfect spot to photograph them, the Swallowtails agreed.
I found that the bees loved it too.
This is the caterpillar we found on the Milkweed during one of our Swallowtail releases.
It has formed it's chrysalis and in a few more day's,
it will evolve into a Monarch Butterfly.
Stay tuned for those pictures,
it is the only Monarch caterpillar I found and raised!
31 comments:
Just awesome Debbie! THe colors and the size of the butterflies are thrilling!
Stunning shots my friend and OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY!!!
never saw before so thank you so much for this gorgeous treat
Hello, your milkweed looks different than what I see here in the wild. It is a beautiful plant, love the gorgeous butterfly images. It is exciting to raise a Monarch! Kudos to you! Have a great day!
It is interesting how the butterflies are so large when they emerge. They don't have to grow up. Beautiful photos, Debbie!
Beautiful shots! How did you get that?? Wow.
What kind of Milkweed, please?
I thought we had Milkweed here, but have not seen anything like this gorgeous plant.
Mmmmmm, just gorgeous!
Ohhh, eagerly awaiting you latest "Babe." :-)
Oh Debbie, what vivid color and detail! Your images are amazing...absolutely amazing!
Sweet hugs to you!
You are such a good "bug" momma!!!!!
Beautiful captures of your butterflies! Can't wait to see the Monarch!
Gorgeous photos, Debbie! I've come to expect nothing less from you; your amazing photography!
I don't think I've seen milkweed before; it's so pretty. :)
xoxo
ohhhhh you had me moaning and groaning in love...of nature
Each picture is so beautiful.The colourful flowers offset the butterflies so well.
Gorgeous blossoms and bees and butterflies. I bought a milkweed plant. It is tiny but hopefully I will have something as pretty to share next year. Great photos Debbie!
Wow, talk about vibrant colors! The butterflies are beautiful! Glad you've got a monarch coming, too.
so beautiful
thanks gregg, i'm so glad you enjoyed these!!!
Those are a really bright milkweed! Ours is a much softer pink colour.
Okay, so I had no clue that Milkweed looked that pretty. Had no clue it bloomed like that. So pretty! I personally thought it was just an ugly old weed. Thank you for sharing that with me.
how lovely these photos are!
i always enjoy your pictures! :)
I like your photos :)
Ooh, I missed your swallowtail release! Your butterflies are gorgeous and look exceptionally happy and healthy. Looking forward to see how the Monarch caterpillar gets on :)
Your milkweed looks very different than ours, perhaps due to using the same name in a different environment? Very nice, however.
Wow! Beautiful captures. Just yesterday I was out in the back with my pups and holy butterfly land, it was really something the amount flying about. I even thought to myself What would Debbie do and even What would Ellen do, I know grab their camera. Well I had my cell phone and also two pups that were causing them to flutter about. I shot a few we'll see how they came out!
Debbie, this is just wonderful, and your photographs are truly beautiful.
Have a great weekend, my friend.
xo.
What a lovely project!!!!
Wow that plant is so gorgeous and the butterfly matches it wonderfully! I love the pics with the bee on it too, beautiful!!
Very nice, however.
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Amazing photographs Debbie, the colours of the flowers is just gorgeous no wonder all the bees and butterflies love them.
All the best Jan
oh wow, gorgeous shots... especially the 4th one down, my favourite. Such vibrant colours - butterflies, bees and plant alike :D)
I very much like your pattern it's beautiful,thank for sharing good i dea !
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