White peacock butterfly, which are often seen in late summer at my location. Most often seen in conjunction with the wetland emergent larval host plant, Bacopa (water hyssop) I've read that males will defend territory. #butterflies 🦋 #nature #wildlife #bugsky #ECK #insects

Even though they are not a native plant (but not invasive), I start Tithonia indoors each spring. Butterflies seem to find them irresistible. #monarch #butterfies #nature #bugsky #insects #ECK #flowers

This beauty spends its days on the top of a window frame ledge, climbing down to spend its nights on a kitchen window below, where there's a great insect buffet. #frogs #herps 🐸 #nature #ECK #amphibians American Green Tree Frog

Trumpet Creeper, a colorful Florida vine visited frequently by hummingbirds. #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #ECK #bloomscrolling #flowers #Florida #vines

Cassius blue, a thumbnail size butterfly I believe to be at the northern edge of its range. Difficult to find stationary. Often seen on plumbago plants. #butterflies #pollinators #bugsky #insects #ECK #nature 🦋

A gentian family member, the Shortleaf rosegentian, found in moist soils. #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #ECK #bloomscrolling #flowers #Florida

Another entry for #butterflyweek A giant swallowtail visiting a Bidens flower. #pollinators #bugsky #nature #butterflies 🦋 #insects #ECK

Horace's duskywing for #butterflyweek 🦋 #bugsky #insects #butterflies #nature #wildlife #ECK

For #worldsnakeday a juvenile red corn snake in North Florida. 🐍 #herps #reptiles #snakes #nature #wildlife

From today, a Gulf Fritillary visiting a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). I never realized how much like an eye the markings resemble. Maybe enough for a predator to hesitate. #butterflyweek #pollinators #bugsky #nature #flowers #butterflies #ECK #insects

For #butterflyweek a pipevine swallowtail coming in for a landing on a Bidens flower. These are tough to miss when they're flying. #pollinators #bugsky #butterflies #nature #insects #ECK

I am mesmerized with the symmetry of the forming buds of what I believe is a Nuttall's thistle. The open flowers are pretty amazing too, but not a flower you would care to pick. #nativeplants #wildflowers #symmetry #nature #ECK #thistles #Florida

Largeflower Rosegentian found in a moist area of North Florida I had access to. It was always a wonderful moment to see them in bloom, #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #stunday #ECK #bloomscrolling #flowers

For #flyday a wet bee trying to dry off #bee #bugsky #pollinators #insects #nature #ECK #wildlife

Spicebush swallowtail perched on a pentas flower. 🦋 #nature #butterflies #ECK #wildlife #bugsky #insects #Florida #Swallowtails

The native plant, halberd-leaf rosemallow has been blooming for a few weeks now. Obviously a member of the hibiscus family. #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #ECK #bloomscrolling #flowers 🌺

For todays' #BirdOfTheDay Black-bellied whistling ducks in my backyard, a pair of very noisy #Quackers #nature #wildlife #birds #ECK #Birdphotography

Blooming now, a morning glory called Grandpa Ott. I bought seeds over a decade ago and it shows up every summer in a new spot, and I'm glad it does. No editing has been done to this photo taken with a cell phone. #morningglory #flowers #nature #ECK #bloomscrolling 🌼

Prior to planting native plants in my yard, I never realized how important wasps were as pollinators. My contribution to World Pollinator Week is a scoliid wasp that was visiting a cutleaf coneflower. #pollinatorweek #nature #wildlife #nativeplants #wildflowess #bugsky #insects #ECK #wasps

A spreading volunteer in my yard for the last several years has been the helmet skullcap. I always flag them as soon as I notice them sprouting so they won't be mowed. #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #ECK #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature

Phaon crescent butterflies. #twosday #butterflies #nature #bugsky #wildlife #insects 🦋

Aphids lined up on the stem of a white swamp milkweed seed pod. #bugsky #insects #nature #wildlife #milkweed #ECK #macro

A pearl crescent visiting an inflorescence of the native wildflower, blackroot. #wildflowers #nativeplants #butterflies #bugsky #insects #invertebrates #ECK #nature #wildlife

I've been babysitting a Vanda orchid for a neighbor since last fall. It spent part of the winter in my garage which I think traumatized it. Since it's been raining lately , it decided to show off a few blossoms. #vanda #orchids #bloomscrolling #ECK #flowers

Southern broken-dash skipper. 🦋 #butterfly #nature #wildlife #bugsky #invertebrates #insects

Showy milkwort, I plant I found in moist, but not wet, open areas. It has an odd flower shape and I had difficulty photographing it due to my camera inexperience. #nature #wildflowers #nativeplants #ECK #bloomscrolling #flowersonbluesky Attracts #bees as its pollinator.

Found in a disturbed site years ago, hop clover, a nonnative plant. #nature #flowersonbluesky #SundayYellow #yellow #bloomscrolling #ECK #blooms

The native wildflower, spurred butterfly-pea is back, self-seeding every year. #wildflower #nativeplant #nature #ECK #vine #pollinators The flowers provide food for bumble bees and its leaves host long-tailed skipper caterpillars.

For #flyday a bristle fly on a climbing aster flower. #nature #bugsky #inverts #insects #pollinators #wildflowers #ECK 🪰 #wildflowers

A red-spotted purple butterfly displaying on a forest floor. Coloring suggests in is a mimic of the distasteful pipevine swallowtail. 🦋 #butterflies #bugsky #ECK #mimicry #insects #nature #wildlife #inverts