Videos
Video: Late Season Flowers for Butterflies
The flat open flowers of Showy Stonecrop (Sedum spectabil) allow an easy landing pad for pollinators and the ...
How to Tag Monarch Butterflies
After receiving the 'Monarch Watch Tagging Kit' from Monarch Watch, it was time for us to start tagging ...
Green and Black Caterpillars on Fennel
A tip for seeing and raising Black Swallowtails is to include their host plants (fennel, dill, parsley) in ...
Beautify Yellow Butterfly Flying
Watch the grace of this yellow and black Tiger Swallowtail butterfly flying and feeding on our Zinnia flowers ...
Pipevine Caterpillar on the Move
This Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillar left its Pipevine plant and found a safe place to pupate on the side ...
Monarch Butterfly Ready to Emerge
When the Monarch chrysalis becomes transparent you can see the patterns of the butterfly wings inside. This is ...
A Lesson in Determination: Caterpillar to Chrysalis
A Black Swallowtail caterpillar fed on our parsley plant on one side of the house - then traveled ...
Watch How We Found An American Lady Caterpillar
Hidden treasure! We found this American Lady caterpillar tucked in the leaves of our Pussy-toe plant - a ...
A Caterpillar’s Long Journey
Setting off on a long journey… this Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar has left our Tulip Poplar tree and ...
How to Find a Spicebush Caterpillar
Watch the video to see how we found a surprise hidden in our Sassafras tree - a Spicebush ...
Finding a Chrysalis Hanging Around for the Winter
See the unlikely place we found an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail chrysalis overwintering. You May Also Be Interested In: ...
Finding Caterpillars in Your Yard
We found our first Giant Swallowtail caterpillar in our garden. The first tip to finding caterpillars is knowing ...
Finding Butterfly Eggs on Host Plants
Since butterfly eggs are so tiny, the trick to finding them is knowing where to look. We saw ...
Zebra Swallowtail Finds Pawpaw Trees
A female couldn't wait and proceeded to lay her eggs on small Pawpaw trees ...
