Squirrel wasn’t going to let the red-tailed hawk perched on the stump keep it from a snack.

I almost missed Pollinator Week. I think I’m going to make last year’s posts evergreen. Enjoy.
We’ve had the eastern tiger swallowtail. Here’s a female black swallowtail, equally colorful in her own way.
Here’s video of a persistent male.
Sadly, this painted lady butterfly was killed by a crab spider or assassin bug shortly after I took this photo.