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Posts Tagged: star
Hold That Tiger!
When you're chasing a tiger, you don't have to worry about the fangs or the claws. No worries about this tiger. This tiger has wings. If you head over to the Storer Garden at the UC Davis Arboretum, you'll see plenty of tigers, Western tiger...
The Western tiger swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) approaches a plumbago in the Storer Garden, UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sign of the times, the nectaring times! The Western tiger swallowtail nectars near the plumbago sign. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's better than one Western tiger swallowtail? Two of them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Up, up and away! The Western tiger swallowtail soars above the dwarf plumbago. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Happy Independence Day!
Today we celebrate the Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day. History books tell us that on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring the 13 colonies a new nation and no longer part of the British...
A newly eclosed female monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, touches down on an American flag. Another star. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sounding the Trumpet (Vine)
If you're looking for a good bee plant that offers a little bit of an obstacle, try the violet trumpet vine (Clytostoma calystegioides). It's one of the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars.What's an Arboretum All-Star? The UC Davis Arboretum horticultural...
Honey bee slides into a a violet trumpet vine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee leaves a violet trumpet vine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
