smerchly Posted August 23, 2023 Report Share Posted August 23, 2023 Fishing related somewhat ....one of the reasons I like shore fishing . My back yard in the city has interesting things happening most of the time . I have some milk weeds and like to see the monarch butterflies come and deposit their eggs on them and watch them go from egg to butterfly . Today I spotted a monarch butterfly drying it's wings by slowly open and closing them as the nice breeze helped them dry . Juat 6" away I saw a caterpillar eating a leaf from the milkweed ....nice to see mother nature's masterpieces. A few shots ...catapiller at top right corner.... (snip shots) fishingking, NiagaraRiverFisher, Surf and Turf and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted August 23, 2023 Report Share Posted August 23, 2023 That’s 3rd pic is a beauty smerch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted August 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2023 Just now, Tyler0420 said: That’s 3rd pic is a beauty smerch Thanks Tyler ...notice how both wings are so identical in pattern . The other side of ma nature ....my very first ripe tomato had bite holes on it today ...I thought it was a rat or possum . It got 2 beefstake tomatoes ! The tomatoes are 2 ft. off the ground . So I set the rat trap tonight and tied on a piece of bacon at the base of the tomato plant . I just checked the trap and found a dead rat about 8" from the trap . It must have got wacked on the head , slipped out of the trap and died . It only took 2 hours to get that sucker ! There may be more ..... Tyler0420 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted September 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 Yesterday , one of the monarchs was a caterpillar attached to the siding on my garage . This morning , it was a green glossy chrysalis . It transformed to this stage overnight , hope to see it emerge into a winged butterfly in about a week . Don't need to go far to see Mother Nature performing her magic. Tyler0420 and Bubba14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port_D_Guy Posted September 4, 2023 Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 I would like to plant more butterfly friendly flowers. Where would one even get milk weed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted September 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Port_D_Guy said: I would like to plant more butterfly friendly flowers. Where would one even get milk weed? When the seed pods turn brown and split open there will be many (too many) fluffy seeds blowing in the wind to start new plants next spring (aka dandlelions). They multiply very easily and the plants like sunshine and will grow over 6 feet tall . Monarchs are easily attracted to the butterfly bush & many other flowers. Port_D_Guy and Tyler0420 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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