How handsome is this fellow? He and his horse companions like to graze outside my front gate. Sometimes he gets excited (agitated?) when my dogs bark at him, and he and the horses gallop wildly up and down the dirt road that runs by my house. He’s so comical! (And yes, I do realize that he’s not exactly ‘wildlife’, but I’m going to leave him in this category)
A lifelong gardener and transplant to central Mexico chronicling new adventures and disasters. She shares her home with way too many animals, and if she isn’t putzing around in the garden you can probably find her inside vacuuming pet hair or experimenting with a new recipe. Learn more about Ann here.
Cotinis nitida, aka the green june beetle. In Mexico, they are called mayotes. They seem to be eating my sunflower…
A chilly, wet morning after an overnight rain. This bumblebee is waiting for the sun to come out. Apparently, sunflowers…
Bugs in love. I am still trying to identify this beetle. Photographed here on lion’s tail.
Thasus neocalifornicus I did a double take when I saw this lovely during my morning stroll. She must have decided…
Papilio polyxenes asterius Stoll, black swallowtail larva. These butterfly larvae love feeding on the wild fennel. I scatter seeds throughout the…