“Blue Eyed Grass” by Janet Lewis

Plant(s): Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium).
Photo Story: Photo was taken in my garden in late spring 2023. I wanted to get one flower in focus and let the rest become the background and accomplished this with the use of a macro lens.
Equipment: Canon R5 with Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro lens 1/640 sec at f/11, ISO 6400
Photo ID: 32760

“Prairie Smoke” by Janet Lewis

Plant(s): Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)
Photo Story: I purchased some Prairie Smoke at a Wild Ones native plant sale several years ago. I love how this plant changes… beautiful with the dangling flowers. After the first year I discovered why it was called Prairie Smoke… once it went to seed! I love this stage too!
Equipment: Canon R5 with Canon RF 100-500 F4.5-7.1 L IS USM lens, 1/250 sec at f/13, ISO 4000, 500 mm
Photo ID: 32761

“Sneezeweed” by Janet Lewis

Plant(s): Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Photo Story: I purchased a single plant several years ago at a native plant sale. It has really gone to town this year! About 5-6 feet tall and it is covered with beautiful yellow flowers which the pollinators are loving. With this shot I was attempting to get one flower in focus, but I loved the pattern that the out of focus flowers made in the background.
Equipment: Canon R5 with Canon RF100mm f2.8 L Macro IS USM lens, 1/60 sec at f/8, ISO 320, 100mm
Photo ID: 32762

“Monarch butterfly we raised and landed on Wild Ones Aster” by Alan Kubicz

Plant(s): Monarch butterfly and Aster
Photo Story: We released this monarch and he immediately sat on the Aster that we bought at a Wild One’s plant sale!
Equipment: iPhone 13
Photo ID: 32763

“Black Swallowtail” by Mary Hammond

Plant(s): Black Swallowtail butterfly on Rose Verbena plant.
Photo Story: Taken in my backyard. Just planted the Rose Verbena this past spring.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy Note 20
Photo ID: 32764

“Monarch” by Mary Hammond

Plant(s): Tagged Monarch butterfly swamp milkweed
Photo Story: I’ve never seen a tagged monarch and thought it was interesting. I registered his tag and am submitting this photo.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy Note20
Photo ID: 32765

“What a Parkway Can Be” by Lee Hardy

Plant(s): Lots: Daisies, Black-eyed Susans, Coneflowers, Spiderwort, Globe Thistle, Bee Balm, etc, etc, etc.
Photo Story: Several years ago we decided to join our next-door neighbor, pull up the grass, and plant our parkway with native plants. The space now is alive with bees, butterflies, and birds. Neighbors on their walks often pause to take in the joy. Others have been inspired to do the same.
Equipment: iPhone.
Photo ID: 32766

“Tiger Swallowtail on Swamp Milkweed” by Rachel Emmett

Plant(s): Tiger Swallowtail on Swamp Milkweed
Photo Story: Rachel Emmett
Equipment: iPhone
Photo ID: 32767

“Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve, Lake County IL” by Mary Hedblom

Plant(s): Mary Hedblom
Photo Story: Mary Hedblom: milk weed, bee balm, false sunflower, cup plant, pale Indian plantain
Equipment: iPhone 14
Photo ID: 32768

“Bumble On A Mission” by Ann Schreifels

Plant(s): Brown belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis) and Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa)
Photo Story: In 2016 we decided to put a solar array on a hard-to-mow hill in our back yard. At the same time we decided to switch from turf to prairie. One of my true pleasures is watching the prairie grow and attract wildlife of all types.

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Equipment: iPhone XR
Photo ID: 32769

“Coneflower Pollinators” by Lynda Parker

Plant(s): Coneflower, Eastern bumblebee, Eastern tiger swallowtail
Photo Story: I was laying out our chapter’s newsletter with an article about plants for pollinators. I was wishing I had a photo to go with the article. I decided to take a break and take my dog for a walk. As I passed a neighbor’s garden, what do I see? The perfect photo for our newletter.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy S22 cell phone
Photo ID: 32770

“Dianne’s BeeBalm” by Babette Stolz

Plant(s): BeeBalm, Monarda
Photo Story: This BeeBalm was taking over my friend’s garden. We dug up several plants and moved them with great success.
Equipment: iPhone 12
Photo ID: 32771

“Good morning!” by Ellie Nowels

Plant(s): Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele) and Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Photo Story: Taken at the FLOW (Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed) pollinator garden section of our Worthington Tree Nursery
Equipment: Android phone – Samsung
Photo ID: 32772

“Untitled” by Karen Hagerty

Plant(s): Figwort with wasp
Photo Story: Out in my garden when I spotted this pollinator; a wasp I think

Karen Hagerty
Equipment: Iphone
Photo ID: 32774

“The weaver” by Jule Groh

Plant(s): Early Morning Roadside Spider web with Queen Anne’s Lace ,clover, and other invasives
Photo Story: Jule Groh
Equipment: I phone 14
Photo ID: 32775

“Monarch Caterpillar on Common Milkweed” by Rachel Emmett

Plant(s): Monarch Caterpillar on Common Milkweed
Photo Story: Rachel Emmett
Equipment: iPhone
Photo ID: 32777

“Dogwood Blossom” by Rachel Emmett

Plant(s): Dogwood Blossom
Photo Story: Rachel Emmett
Equipment: iPhone
Photo ID: 32778

“Revered Rusty Patched” by Kathleen Minik

Plant(s): Rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) on Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum)
Photo Story: Thrilled to have Rusty Patched bumblebees visit my backyard native garden on a regular basis. These bees are on the federal endangered species list, and I am glad to provide habitat to meet their needs. I have been expanding my native gardens every year for the last several years, and I am glad to see the results with many different species of insects and beautiful plants thriving in my small city yard. Yeah to Rusty Patched bumblebees, and yeah to backyard habitats!
Equipment: Point and shoot, Olympus Tough.
Photo ID: 32779

“green eyed bee – Megachile latimanus” by Barbara Scotford

Plant(s): green eyed bee – Megachile latimanus, Blazing star flower
Photo Story: This wonderful little fellow was visiting flowers in my yard. So beautiful and fluffy
Equipment: iPhone 13
Photo ID: 32780

“Hopper” by Jon Henry

Plant(s): Red-banded leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea) on a Savannah blazingstar (Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii)
Photo Story: This is one of so many remarkable creatures that have visited our yard since we planted natives from our local Wild Ones plant sale.
Equipment: Fujifilm X100S
Photo ID: 32781

“Pipevine Swallowtail on Swamp Azalea” by Amanda Smith

Plant(s): Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum)
Photo Story: Take at Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, DE
Equipment: Galaxy S22
Photo ID: 32782

“Wild Columbine” by Janet Lewis

Plant(s): Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Photo Story: Taken at a nearby nature preserve.
Equipment: Canon R5 with Canon RF100-500 f4.5-7.1 L IS USM lens 1/640 sec at f/7.1, ISO 2000 at 324 mm
Photo ID: 32783

“If You Plant it They Will Come” by Janet Lewis

Plant(s): Ruby Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) at Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis).
Photo Story: I purchased some Cardinal flower at my local native plant sale 3 years ago. It bloomed for the first time last year, and I was thrilled to see the hummingbirds visiting it regularly. I set up my camera and waited for the perfect moment! I love how the bird’s throat is touch the flower stamen, collecting pollen which it will carry to the next flower.
Equipment: Canon R5 with Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM lens 1/800 sec at f6.3, ISO 1600, 500mm
Photo ID: 32784

“Squirrel and Owl” by michael kennedy

Plant(s): oak tree
Photo Story: Squirrel encounters an Owl in front yard oak tree.
Equipment: Sony camera
Photo ID: 32786

“Sonoran Desert View” by Janet Lewis

Plant(s): Saguaro Cactus, Prickly Pear Cactus, Barrel Cactus, Cholla Cactus, Ocotillo, Palo Vere, among others!
Photo Story: While visiting my sister, who lives in the Tucson, AZ area, we visited and hike many scenic areas in the Sonoran Desert environment which surrounds Tucson. This image was taken in the Ironwood National Forest.
Equipment: Canon R5 with Tamron 18-400mm f3.4-6.3 Di II VC HLD 1/800 sec at f16, ISO 1600, 18mm
Photo ID: 32787

“Bee loves BeeBalm” by Babette Stolz

Plant(s): Bee Balm, Monarda
Photo Story: Bees love this lavender BeeBalm.
Equipment: iPhone 12
Photo ID: 32788

“Summer Visitor” by Janet Lewis

Plant(s): Clearwing Hummingbird moth (Hemaris thysbe) visiting Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Photo Story: I visited a friend’s (and fellow Wild Ones member) native garden one evening during the summer of 2021 and was treated to a summer visitor… a Clearwing Hummingbird moth who was nectaring among the swath of Wild Bergamot. This moths are slightly large than a bee and can hover similar to a hummingbird!
Equipment: Canon R5 with Canon RF100-500 L IS USM 1/1000 sec at f7.1, ISO 2500, 500mm
Photo ID: 32789

“Sweet little bee” by Lynda Kraemer

Plant(s): Weigela plant
Photo Story: I saw this cute little guy out wandering in my Weigela plant, just having a good time.
Equipment: iPhone 11 Pro
Photo ID: 32791

“Bee in a cup” by Lacy Robinson

Plant(s): Wine cup plant (Callirhoe involucrata) with a bee
Photo Story: I snapped this striking moment while touring a friend’s native garden and just loved how bright and colorful it was!
Equipment: iPhone
Photo ID: 32792

“Primrose Moth” by Lauren Nagoda

Plant(s): Common Evening Primrose
Oenothera biennis

Primrose Moth
Schinia florida
Photo Story: After planting Common Evening Primrose in 2022 I was doing daily checks for the Primrose moth. The relationship that the Primrose moth has to this specific plant is so important and fascinating. The same relationship Monarchs have to Milkweed. This summer I went to check on the garden on an overcast rainy morning and the bright pink in the Primrose caught my eye! This was such a rewarding moment to see how adding this plant to my yard is making a difference.
Equipment: Canon R6 Mark II with Canon 100-500mm
Photo ID: 32795