Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar – soon to form a chrysalis
Voracious Milkweed Leaf Eaters
Spectacular Fuyu Persimmon Tree
Have you ever seen one? They peak at just about this time. This one maybe slightly past peak. The colors of the leaves are gorgeous and camouflage the persimmons.
Here you can make out a ripe persimmon.
San Francisco Bay slough
Having a chat
Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis on Alstroemeria
The camouflage with the color of the chrysalis being nearly the same color as the Alstroemeria leaves is astounding.
I am concerned that this chrysalis is affixed to the flower petal and that the petal may drop before the butterfly 🦋 is ready to emerge. However, the Alstroemeria is long blooming. And it might be affixed to the end of the flower stem.
I’ll provide the visual story as it unfolds.
J Shaped Caterpillar Means Transformation is Near
Monarch Feeding on Milkweed
Before the ghosts vanish in the fog
Swallowtail Butterfly
Creekside 