In spring it feels like we live in paradise. We are surrounded by glowing green meadows and hillsides. Wildflowers are blooming, weeds decorate the landscape everywhere, and our gardens are waking up ...

As the days get longer and the temperatures start to climb, butterflies start to appear in gardens, parks and wild places, adding a delightful touch of color to our rapidly greening landscape. Each ...

What makes a monarch so special? The monarch, one of the most beautiful flying insects in the world, is also one of the very few that migrate. Its brain, only the size of a pinhead, is also a marvel, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Few harbingers of spring are more spectacular to look at than the variety of ...

Honeysuckle: A fragrant, sweet-nectared flower that butterflies love. Junonia: A genus of butterflies more commonly known as ...

Spring has finally arrived, and I’ve seen a few of the very earliest butterflies. Some species of butterflies overwinter in our area as adults. They do this by hiding in crevices in trees and under ...

VAIL – To the sound of an “uppity groove” and cheers of playful kids, painted lady butterflies filled the spring air in Vail Wednesday at America’s highest botanical garden. An estimated 500 Eagle ...

ESCONDIDOESCONDIDO — Two-year-old Malia Wade came dressed for the occasion and with a clear goal in mind as she visited the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Thursday. “She’s waiting for a blue morpho to ...