@backintheyard.bsky.social
A photographer gardening for pollinators with native plants in a suburban neighborhood. Plant it and they will come!
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
20.10.2025 23:58 — 👍 28 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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
18.10.2025 15:56 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
18.10.2025 15:02 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A beautiful female monarch on tall boneset during my morning walk. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
05.10.2025 15:42 — 👍 36 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
A gorgeous common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) on another summer-like day. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
04.10.2025 16:34 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The first monarch this October is another female on the Mexican sunflowers. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #flowers #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
03.10.2025 00:14 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
28.09.2025 15:56 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A black saddlebags dragonfly (Tramea lacerata) in the front yard garden this morning. #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers
28.09.2025 15:38 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Another gorgeous female monarch on the Mexican sunflowers today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
27.09.2025 21:47 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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
18.10.2025 15:56 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
18.10.2025 15:02 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A beautiful female monarch on tall boneset during my morning walk. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
05.10.2025 15:42 — 👍 36 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
A gorgeous common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) on another summer-like day. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
04.10.2025 16:34 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The first monarch this October is another female on the Mexican sunflowers. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #flowers #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
03.10.2025 00:14 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
28.09.2025 15:56 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A black saddlebags dragonfly (Tramea lacerata) in the front yard garden this morning. #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers
28.09.2025 15:38 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Another gorgeous female monarch on the Mexican sunflowers today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
27.09.2025 21:47 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I had this pretty girl show up in the yard today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
25.09.2025 23:33 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
24.09.2025 15:56 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The monarchs were feasting on goldenrod this evening. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
23.09.2025 00:13 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
22.09.2025 16:37 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
20.09.2025 21:19 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The hummingbirds have been loving our Mexican sunflowers. #hummingbird #birds #flowers #Illinois #nature #photography #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
20.09.2025 11:53 — 👍 27 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
18.09.2025 16:43 — 👍 51 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 0
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
09.09.2025 23:59 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
I had this pretty girl show up in the yard today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
25.09.2025 23:33 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
24.09.2025 15:56 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The monarchs were feasting on goldenrod this evening. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch #photographylovers #wildlifephotography
23.09.2025 00:13 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
22.09.2025 16:37 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
20.09.2025 21:19 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
