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This yellow butterfly was caught in the act of feeding on this flower -- and transferring pollen -- in a field in New Bern, North Carolina. As challenged -- this was #ShotFromAbove for #FlickrFriday. HFF.
This looks to be a Cloudless Sulpher (Phoebis sennae) butterfly.
This is also Graceland Cemetery. When I returned from New Orleans in late 2015, this was a new addition to the southeast corner of the cemetery.
A pollinator field.
Heliopsis helianthoides is known by the common names rough oxeye, smooth oxeye and false sunflower.
Photos taken while complying with UK Coronavirus lockdown.
A stack of 9 focus points, at a single exposure setting with a burst of red light on 2 of the focus points.
Taraxacum (/təˈræksəkʊm/) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The genus is native to Eurasia and North America, but the two commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, were introduced from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers. Both species are edible in their entirety. The common name dandelion (/ˈdændɪlaɪ.ən/ DAN-di-ly-ən, from French dent-de-lion, meaning "lion's tooth") is given to members of the genus. Like other members of the family Asteraceae, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret. In part due to their abundance along with being a generalist species, dandelions are one of the most vital early spring nectar sources for a wide host of pollinators. Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually by apomixis, where the seeds are produced without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum
I went for a second trip to the Toowoomba Flower Carnival and the bees were having a great time pollinating the flowers. I was also having a great time chasing the bees from flower to flower.
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This is also Graceland Cemetery. When I returned from New Orleans in late 2015, this was a new addition to the southeast corner of the cemetery.
A pollinator field.
Today, I saw many butterflies, dragonflies, and bees, but only managed to photograph this one on the orange flowers or Asclepias tuberosa, commonly known as butterfly weed.
This stunning ‘i’iwi feeds on nectar from māmane blossoms. Its long decurved bill is well adapted to feed on the nectar of several endemic plant species that produce tubular flowers. The pollen visible on the bill will be conveyed to other blossoms making this scarlet honeycreeper an important pollinator in native Hawaiian forests.
Due to former hunting for its feathers to fabricate adornments for royalty its population dwindled. Now, its susceptibility to mosquito transmitted avian malaria has restricted the remaining population to high altitude forests.
2024 is Ka Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele: The Year of the Forest Birds.
I was setting up for focus stacking on this image, which proved to be no easy task with the peony moving slightly in a soft breeze. Before I could get too far, this busy little pollinator flew into the scene and right back out again. I didn't quite manage to get all of him in focus because of the shallow f stop but liked the outcome of this monochrome edit.
The tiny flowers are surrounded by ‘furry’ white bracts that makes them look alot bigger than they should, in the hope of attracting pollinators.
A bee is on its way to pollinate yet another flower. The worldwide bee population is in decline and could seriously affect the food supply. Take good care of the ones you meet.