"All God's children got wings..."

Nature's small creatures love our Arboretum. Alongside the pond and at other places on the property you may see butterflies, such as this fritillary on Butterfly Weed.

 

Bees and their cousins enjoy the same flowers that butterflies do. This bee is finding nectar on Mountain Mint in our butterfly garden.

You may also see several varieties of dragonflies, such as this blue Spangled Skimmer with the beautiful transparent wings, always found near water, here at our lower pond.  The white spots with black tips on  its wings are called stigmas.