If I’m in my garden, and I’m not working on it, I generally have my camera in hand. I’ve been at this a long time, but the miniature world that calls my garden home.

There are, of course, the butterflies – above is a Peck’s Skipper and a Norther Crescent.

But there are also moths…

This little Bilobed Looper Moth is a new visitor to the garden. It’s “looper” name comes from the shape is caterpillar makes.

And this caterpillar should need no introduction…

Yup. We are officially on Monarch watch! And it’s not just the caterpillars enjoying a milkweed lunch…

These pretty red guys are Milkweed beetles. Like the caterpillars they live exclusively off the milkweed. It’s a good thing we’ve got lots of plants in this garden!

This next little visitor is a Long-legged fly. You probably wouldn’t notice them – they are VERY tiny – except for the fact that they are VERY shiny – like little robot flies!!

This shiny guy is bigger and a lot more noticable…

A Blue Mud Dauber wasp – like a large flying sapphire!

The Marguerites are one of those flowers that attract a variety of pollinators.

It’s a very busy spot in the garden (and look closely – that last photo isn’t a bumble bee…. but a fly… a Bee Fly!)

Here’s a fuzzy friend that really is a bee

A Leaf-cutter bee! According to google, this one is a male. The females do all the leaf-cutting. He just flies around, eats pollen, looks pretty and tries to attract a mate!

And if all those wee bugs aren’t your jam…

Here’s something cute and fuzzy to cleanse the palate!