The Urquhart Butterfly Garden in Dundas is bursting with life this summer.

Zinnias, butterfly bush and sunflowers are attracting a colourful array of pollinators — from hummingbirds and butterflies to moths and goldfinches — offering a vivid glimpse into nature’s busy season.

A red-spotted purple butterfly feeds on a butterfly bush at the Urquhart Butterfly Garden. Cathie Coward/The Hamilton Spectator

A monarch butterfly rests on a zinnia in the Urquhart Butterfly Garden. Cathie Coward/The Hamilton Spectator

A female ruby-throated hummingbird draws nectar from a zinnia flower at the Urquhart Butterfly Garden in Dundas. Cathie Coward/The Hamilton Spectator

A cabbage white butterfly flits among the zinnias at the Urquhart Butterfly Garden. Cathie Coward/The Hamilton Spectato

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