An incredibly handsome middle-aged man stooping over attending to milkweed seedlings in paradise.

#ButterflyWhisperer #MilkweedTender it's going to be a good year! #StayClassy

Weekly butterfly update!

I currently have one monarch chrysalis and 8 active and hungry caterpillars.

I have 5 swallowtail chrysalises and at least 8 active and hungry caterpillars.

Video of the monarch making its chrysalis!

#monarch #endangered #entomology
#conservation #butterflywhisperer

What a difference one week makes! Here are a few of the swallowtail caterpillars (7) that I have eating, and growing like crazy.

It’s almost time to put them in a larger habitat!

#butterflywhisperer #EasternBlackSwallowtail
#entomology

A close-up image of a black and white butterfly with orange and blue spots on its hindwings, resting on vibrant green and yellow leaves.

Nature's living artwork — a vibrant butterfly resting gracefully among fresh leaves, reminding us of the beauty in stillness.
#ButterflyBeauty #NatureLovers #InsectPhotography #GardenVibes #WildlifeWonder #NatureInFocus #MacroMagic #ColorfulWings #ButterflyWhisperer #LeafyBackdrop

A vivid impasto painting of an orange and white cat sitting on a weathered pink pedestal surrounded by blooming roses, with two butterflies fluttering nearby against a dreamy blue sky.

A Rose by Any Other Cat

#CatArt #GardenCat #ButterflyWhisperer #RoseGarden #WhimsicalArt #NatureLover #ImpastoPainting #FelineBeauty #ArtisticAnimals #CatAndButterfly #FloralFantasy

I love that they let me approach. Such beauty and grace should be captured. #ButterflyWhisperer

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