Rewilding My Lot

Converting a new developer lot into a nature ecosystem — my journey

Three Visitors On One Flower

As I wander around, or sit in, my little developing nature garden, I get to watch abundant life. I can’t always identify or photograph what I see, so the things I share here represent just a small portion of my enjoyment.

On this occasion, I happened to spot three separate visitors on one Smallflower Desert-Chicory (Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus) bloom (otherwise known as Texas Dandelion or False Dandelion). The biggest is a Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), the smaller striped one is a Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus, a common species of hoverfly), and the tiny green one I think might be a Cotton Fleahopper. 

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    TextileRanger

    I know how small those Margined Calligraphers are, and how hard they are to photograph! Great capture!

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    mannhelen

    One of the things I love about walking past my neighbour Tom’s garden, (it is totally planted up with Texas natives – a tiny wildlife habitat in the inner city), is that no matter what time of year, there is always something flowering, and the entire 50 x 100′ lot is buzzing with life – bees, wasps, insects, butterflies, hummingbirds. A tiny little micro-ecosystem of its own.

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About Me

Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.

I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.

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