Showing posts with label nectaring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nectaring. Show all posts

Saturday 14 July 2012

Nectaring after the rain

front meadow planting
An exceptionally rainy spell (three+ days) finally broke, with bright sunshine late this afternoon.


Tiger swallowtail and bumblebee (notice how battered the flowers are!)
The swallowtail just kept working the flowers!
A tiger swallowtail was taking advantage of the dry weather to get some serious nectaring done. This individual spent almost 15 minutes working on a flower spike of this Liatris, supported from flopping by a green plant stake.