08/18/2023
Recently, I’ve made an effort to focus on adding plants to my yard that are either native or have some specific value to local native wildlife.
Last year I planted a native milkweed because of how beneficial it is to Monarch butterflies, both the butterflies and their caterpillars.
I’ve lived in Liberty Lake since 2016 and have seen a ton of swallowtails but never a Monarch.
This morning I was working from my back patio and looked up as a butterfly went by.
I looked down assuming it was going to be a swallowtail but realized this one was orange, not yellow. And it was big.
I jumped up to see if it was what I thought it was.
Sure enough, on the milkweed was a Monarch butterfly.
Amazing!
