Saturday, August 9, 2014

Visiting the Swamp Milkweed (Random Pointless Photos)

Yesterday I noticed that this swamp milkweed near my garden had a couple of visitors. Up on the blossoms, this guy:

Butterfly
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I think that's an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, but I'm no butterfly expert.


And down on the leaves, this caterpillar:

2014-8-9. Caterpillar

… which I think is someday going to be a Monarch butterfly.


Aside from being tasty, the swamp milkweed blossoms are just so darn pretty.

2014-8-9. Swamp milkweed blossoms

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