Visitors in Maxine’s Garden

Gardening for birds, bees, and butterflies

We ’re in Rotterdam , New York , chit-chat with Maxine Brisport today .

My everyday walking through the garden has become a ritual . I perfectly love gazing at the colors and softly breathe in the aroma from the varied flower . However , the most pleasing and gratifying moments are derived from watching the variety ofbutterflies , bees , birdsand other critter enjoy the garden . My ducky is watching thehummingbirdsenjoying the nectar from a variety of flowers .

A bumblebee has just landed on this pinkMonarda(Zones 4–9 ) . They do n’t call this plantbee balmfor nothing !

It ’s hard to secern for certain from this exposure , but even though at first glance this looks like abee , I think it is in reality one of the many metal money of flies that mimic the looking at of a bee to obviate predators . When you protrude look intimately at theinsects visiting your garden , you will identify far more multifariousness than you might have approximate !

I can almost smell these beautiful trumpet lilies ( Liliumhybrid , Zones 5–8 ) through the computer sieve . And if you bet closely , you will see that a tiny ant has made it all the way up the stalk for a bit ofnectar .

A pair of fritillary butterflies is run on the nectar of this swampmilkweed(Ascelpiasincarnata , Zones 3–9 ) . These look like heavy spangled checkered lily butterflies , but they could be a unlike metal money .

At first glance this front like a hummingbird , but it is a hummingbird clearwing moth . They beat their wings chop-chop and move and vocalise a lot like a hummingbird . They also love feeding on flower nectar .

Healthy population ofgarden insectshelp feed all the other animals up the food for thought range , like this beautiful pileated pecker .

To the right of this beautiful healthy bee balm ( Monardadidyma , Zones 4–8 ) you ’ll see a little rabbit in the corner .

Adding water to the garden is a great way to attract a wider image ofwildlife , but it does n’t have to be big . This littlewater - filled container , complete with a few floating plants , provides a position for bee and other garden visitor to get a drink .

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