The road to hell is paved with good intentions — or sometimes, with milkweed.
Should I Plant Milkweed to Save the Monarchs?
March 3, 2015 •
Liam O'Brien
Liam O'Brien is a San Francisco-based lepidopterist. He writes and illustrates the monthly Flying Pansy column for BayNature.org.
Ask the Naturalist: Best spots to photograph Bay Area butterflies?
August 21, 2014 •
Doesn’t get much better for eye candy than a butterfly on a flower, right?
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Art on the Wing
April 1, 2005 •
The Bay Area is home to a surprising variety of butterflies, moths, and skippers; local artist and avid lepidopterist Liam O’Brien gets outside with his field journal whenever he can, to record them with his unusual mixture of drawing, painting, collage, and writing. A beautiful sunny day out in the oak savanna of Mount Diablo brought two rare species into view, and onto the pages of Liam’s notebook.