Recent Sightings at Hoffman Hills

My wife and I took the opportunity to drive out to Hoffman Hills Recreation Area and walk around the prairie. These were some of the flowers and insects we found.

Green-headed Coneflower

It must have mating season because the Dogbane Leaf Beetles could be found all over the milkweed plants.

Dogbane Leaf Beetle

Swamp Milkweed

Purple Prairie Clover

An Early Summer Flowers a Crex Meadows

The White Water Lilies were blooming. Since they are fairly fresh it was easy to find some to photograph that were not covered with bugs or debris.

The Milkweed and the Common and Swamp Milkweed were starting to bloom. We did see a few Monarch Butterflies throughout the Meadows.

Butterfly weed was blooming throughout the Meadows.

We found quite a few other flowers blooming. Check the Crex Meadows website for a list of currently blooming flowers.

Wood Rose

Wood Lily

Hoary Puccoon

Harebell

Early Summer at Hoffman Hills

I made a trip out to Hoffman Hills Recreation Area to check on the flowers. There were a lot of wild flowers in bloom in the prairie area.

More photos from Hoffman Hills can be found on my website.

Depford Pink

Swamp Milkweed

Black-eyed Susan

Showy Tick Trefoil

 

 

There were also a variety of insects enjoying the flowers.

Rose Chafer Beetles

Hairstreak

 

 

Midsummer Wildflowers at Crex Meadows

On a recent trip to Crex Meadows I was able to photograph some of the midsummer wildflowers.

Prairie Blazing Star

White Water Lily

Blue Vervain

Swamp Milkweed