More wildlife!
Butterfly Garden Entrance, Pollinator Sign, Plant Species Sign, Monarch Butterfly, Hummingbird, and Hummingbird Clearwing Sphinx Moth. Photos by Nature Photographer Pam Hirst at PKH Photography. Writing by Freelance Content Writer and Travel Blogger Meghan Hirst at Meghan Hirst, Writer.
If you did not read our first discussion about Smithville's wildlife, you can follow this link: https://meghanhirst27.wixsite.com/my-site/post/historic-smithville-park-part-2-wildlife
There are so many species of wildlife in Smithville Park's Butterfly Garden! Plants that entice butterflies and other pollinators grow here. It is definitely the ideal home for them! Monarchs are one of the most well-known species of butterflies. You can also spot common buckeyes, painted ladies, eastern tiger and black swallowtails, and many more. Butterflies are active starting in early June. Moths, such as hummingbird clearwing sphinx moths and cabbage white moths, are active starting in May. I am particularly fascinated with hummingbird moths because they are such an interesting and unexpected example of mimicry in nature :O They are unique as well since they are diurnal as opposed to nocturnal. Hummingbirds flit from flower to flower. They are not skittish here—one zoomed right in front of my mom and I when we were there one day. We love them :D You will not see any monarchs or hummingbirds during the winter because they migrate. Do a Google search to find some cool facts about these migrations. There is a lot of information out there!
Here is a cute story: a little girl randomly started talking to my mom when she was taking photos here once. She said "What's that? Take a picture of it! Lemme see!" then "Take my picture! Lemme see!" XD Her mom was a short distance away. This was pre-pandemic.
We will be presenting the last part of Smithville Park next: the lake!
What is your favorite species of butterfly?
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