Garden visitors

Almost every day I see new visitors to my garden. This shows that an ecosystem is being developed within the framework of the garden, predators and prey and sometimes, just a passerby.

Another visitor that I missed getting a photo of was the larra wasp. Now I think I know why some of my plants don't make it. Where there are larra wasps, there are mole crickets. Predator/prey.

Some of my regulars are frogs, lizards and racer snakes . Ran into a very big frog the other day and missed getting his photo too. Beautiful creature with his green patterned markings. A week ago I almost stepped on a very large rat snake. Beautiful fella or gal also got away, so I missed another kodak moment. I need to have a camera strapped around my neck.

The butterflies are back in abundance, several different varieties, including the zebra swallowtail and the zebra longwing. Oh, if only I could attract the hummingbirds.......but I will plant their garden and hopefully they will come!