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Author: <span>Lauren Tingco</span>
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Author: Lauren Tingco

How Black Swallowtail Butterflies Overwinter

How Black Swallowtail Butterflies Overwinter

By Lauren Tingco September 3, 2020 September 3, 2020

If you thought Monarch Butterflies were tough, then check out our local Swallowtail Butterflies. The caterpillar in the photo might overwinter as pupa in a chrysalis near the host plant. Instead of flying thousands of …

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From Milkweed to Monarchs

From Milkweed to Monarchs

By Lauren Tingco July 30, 2020 July 30, 2020

This morning I spotted a Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on the flowering Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) in my backyard. Monarchs are from the Nymphalidae (nym-PHAL-li-dee) family, subfamily Danainae (dah-NAY-i-nee) because their larval host plants are …

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Backyard Bird Spotlight – Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Backyard Bird Spotlight – Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

By Lauren Tingco June 25, 2020 June 25, 2020

I’ve been getting a regular visitor at my bird feeding station. In the photo is a female Pileated Woodpecker who arrives every morning while I drink coffee and eat breakfast.  The Pileated Woodpecker is the …

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