Thursday, September 11, 2014

Monarchs of Ainsworth

Last spring, on a whim, I bought a package of Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower) seeds. I thought they'd be pretty, and they are …

Tithonia
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… but it turns out they are also a magnet for Monarch butterflies.

Monarch 0

Monarch 1

Monarch 2

Monarch 3

Monarch 4

Monarch 5

The hummingbirds like them too, but the hummingbirds don't want their picture taken.

Hummingbird

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