a damsel, a dragon, a monarch and a lady July 19, 2006
Posted by Sandy in a small garden in maine.trackback
Sounds kind of mediaeval doesn’t it?
The monarch butterfly has been visiting the garden all summer. The field behind my house is full of dragonflies this year. I wonder if it is the heat? The painted lady butterfly, on the right is the first one so far this year. I took the shot of the calico pennant dragonfly about an hour ago, in the warmest part of the afternoon. The common blue damselfly, was taken last month.
What a pleasant sight to see! You have identified a dragonfly for me–the calico pennant dragonfly. I also think the heat accounts for such a big influx of these lovely creatures. The hotter it gets, the more they frequent the garden. I am trying to photograph all the different dragonflies/damselflies (flys?) that visit the garden this year. The Painted Lady is a beauty too, they all are!
What patience you have to photograph them. I’ve tried a few times to get shots of butterflies on the butterfly bush but they always fly away at the last second. I wish I had dragon flies. I don’t think I’v e ever seen one in our yard. Butterflies sure do love liatris and coneflower.
meredith,
For everyone I catch with the camera, I miss a hundred.
AND,
I know my neighbors are saying “there she is out in that field with the camera again!”
We do seem to have lots more dragonflies than we used to.
I love the photos and words. I have been to your area of maine and it is beautiful.
the photographs are impressive on their own, but that you can identify the species just blows me away!
I just planted milkweed hoping to attract monarchs to my butterfly garden -
your photographs are fantastic - so jealous!
Kel,
I have a milkweed patch next to the garden, so that will work.
Also get a butterfly bush, (Buddleia davidii) that really worked for me last year.