So many amazing creatures come to a garden when you provide food/plants, shelter and water. Every day there seems to be a new addition to the array of the weird and wonderful. Here are just a few:

A Hairy caterpillar chowing down on Coral Honeysuckle leaves. Isn’t’ he just beautiful? I mean, just look at those colors:

A Red-striped Ribbon snake:

Excellent swimmers these guys are. Streaking through the water and hiding under overhanging rocks. Unfortunately they eat my lizards and frogs in the pond, but I ask you: Who could be mad at a face like this?

Black swallowtail caterpillars chowing down on my fennel. What a great plant this is. Smells amazing in the garden, great for cooking, and vigorous enough to endure the eager munching of the many swallowtail caterpillars we had in the bush.

A Green Anole hanging out in the Turks cap. Pretty little fella even though he is not native. He was spotted right after a gentle drenching afternoon rain shower. I suspect he enjoyed the humidity and the bugs it brought out.There’s more to come I am sure. This place keeps on surprising me with ever new critters.