In my garden

Blanket flower in my garden.

Lobelia in bloom in my garden.

Nasturtium in bloom in my garden.

Nasturtium in bloom in my garden.

Small Copper gathering nectar of a tricolour chrysanthemum flower in my garden.

Colias aging gathering nectar of a blanket flower in my garden.

Small produce of aromatic plants of my garden (Spicy globe and purple basil,lovage, tarragon, peppermint, oregano and Crimson beebalm).

Small produce of aromatic plants of my garden (Tarragon, peppermint, oregano and Crimson beebalm).

Flowers of Nasturtium 'Troika Spotty Dotty' in my garden.

Praying mantis male resting on a wall in my garden.

Praying mantis male resting on a wall in my garden.

Orange Ladybird visiting a nettle leaf in my garden.

Common Blue paire mating on a nettle leaf in my garden.

Brimstone gathering nectar of a flower of fainbow pink in my garden.

A female praying mantis eats an imprudent male while another more lucky mates with her in the zinnias of my garden.

A female praying mantis eats an imprudent male while another more lucky mates with her in the zinnias of my garden.

A female praying mantis eats an imprudent male while another more lucky mates with her in the zinnias of my garden.

Brimstone gathering nectar of a flower of fainbow pink in my garden.

Sweet bee gathering nectar of a blanket flower in my garden.

Sweet bee gathering nectar of a blanket flower in my garden.

.Brimstone gathering nectar of a blanket flower in my garden.

Southern White Admiral resting on a bean steam in my garden.

Red Admiral gathering nectar of zinnia flower in my garden.

Trichopoda pennipes resting in my garden..Trichopoda pennipes is a Tachinid Fly whose larvae parasitize of Southern green shield bugs (Nezara viridula) and other bugs of the same family. This Tachinid fly native to South and North America was introduced to Europe through organic farming to regulate the numbers of the Southern green shield bugs, an invasive species from Africa who really like greenhouses and vegetables (tomatoes, squash , soy... ).

Great Banded Grayling gathering nectar of a pink flower in my garden.

Common Blue male gathering nectar of a flower of marigold in my garden.

European Peacock gathering nectar of a zinnia flower in my garden.

Common Blue male taking a sunbath on a flower of marigold in my garden.

A violet carpenter bee male gathering nectar of zinnia flower in my garden.

Red Admiral gathering nectar of zinnia flower in my garden.

Common Blue male resting on a zinnia flower in my garden.

A violet carpenter bee male gathering nectar of zinnia flower in my garden.

Red-tailed bumblebee female gathering nectar of zinnia flower in my garden.

Red-tailed bumblebee female gathering nectar of zinnia flower in my garden.

Southern White Admiral resting on a coneflower in my garden.

Southern White Admiral resting on a coneflower in my garden.

Southern White Admiral gathering nectar of a cosmos flower in my garden.