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The wee pollinator was no bigger than perhaps a 1/4 inch on the rosebud.
Canon EOS RP handhled with an EF to RP adapter and a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens and processed in Lightroom Classic.
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A female Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) nectars on Ground Ivy (Glechoma Hederacea) at Skylarks Nature Reserve near Nottingham. The butterfly's head and thorax fur are interacting with the flower's reproductive parts but I don't know if they are female or hermaphrite.
Wildflowers, mostly goldenrod, in a small enclosure beside the windmill at the nature center in Brazos Bend State Park
Bees come in all shapes and sizes and so do flowers. This bumble bee can reach far into a salvia flower to grab the pollen.
Photo by Mara Koenig/USFWS
Bumble bees are adapted to pollinator a diverse amount of plants. They are active through the fall. You can help by providing late blooming plants in your garden.
Photo by Mara Koenig/USFWS
A Fistful of pollen !!
I was out watching the bees today, and unlike last year(s), every bee I saw was fully loaded with pollen. A good sigh indeed !!!
It's really worth viewing in Large!!
Bumblebeast. This is a Nevada bumblebee (Bombus nevadensis) foraging in a cutleaf penstemon (Penstemon richardsonii) at our Barlow Ranger District Office in Dufur, Oregon. The Nevada bumblebees are the largest species in our area, and this queen was at least an inch and a half long. These large bees weigh heavily on flowers as they pollinate them. This photo was submitted for the May 2023, employee photo contest: flowers and pollinators.
(USDA Forest Service photo by Christina Mead)
Prickly Pollinator: The Cactus Flower’s Secret Bee. In the heart of the Juniper Prairie Wilderness within the Ocala National Forest, a stunning sight awaits. A tall prickly pear cactus proudly displays it yellow flowers, drawing the attention of pollinators like a tiny bee nestled inside the April blossom. This part of the wilderness boasts sandy soils, resplendent wildflowers that burst forth after prescribed fires, and a backdrop of towering longleaf pines. Amidst this high and dry landscape, the beauty of nature thrives, captivating all who behold it. This photo was submitted for the May 2023, employee photo contest: flowers and pollinators.
(USDA Forest Service photo by Liz Ramirez)
It's been much too long since I've done a Miscellany post. With the new growth of our late spring-early summer, I plan to get back into the swing of things.
Bumblebees are one of my absolute favourite insects and you can read all about them here. wp.me/p10non-bG
In Britain, insect visitors to the Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) are uncommon and the flower is usually self pollinated. However, on the continental mainland of Europe, this and many other Ophrys species have specialist insect pollinators, which are attracted to them by pseudopheromones (false female scents).
The pseudopheromones persuade male insects to try to mate with the flower. Pollinia are much modified anthers, containing pollen. The pollinia become attached to the insect, which then flies to another flower and thus transfers the pollen.
In the image shown of the bee orchid in Britain, when the flower first opens (see previous image), the pollinia are hidden in the ‘hood’ at the top of the flower. After a day or two, self pollination usually occurs. The pollinia fall down and are blown by wind into contact with the sticky stigma - as shown in this image.
Image by John Bebbington FRPS
Food on the Fly. This photo shows a digger bee (Anthophora species) foraging on broadleaf lupine (Lupinus latifolius) which we planted at our Barlow Ranger District Office in Dufur, Oregon to create a native plant display. The presence of these native bees each year shows that excellent pollinator habitat can quickly be created in urban areas. This bee is very quick and took many tries to photograph. This photo was submitted for the May 2023, employee photo contest: flowers and pollinators.
(USDA Forest Service photo by Christina Mead)
Children helping plant a pollinator garden at John Heinz NWR, Philadelphia, PA.
Credit: Chuck Lafferty/USFWS
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Western Tiger Swallowtail pollinating the golden banner flower in sagebrush habitat on the Gunnison National Forest. Photo by Pam Sponhotlz/USFWS
A win win situation!!
Possibly a purple sunbird?
Bird pollination (ornithophily)
Although hummingbirds are the most familiar nectar-feeding birds for North Americans, there are analogous species in other parts of the world: sunbirds, honeyeaters, flowerpeckers, honeycreepers, bananaquits, flowerpiercers, lories and lorikeets. Hummingbirds are the oldest group, with the greatest degree of specialization on nectar. Flowers attractive to hummingbirds that can hover in front of the flower tend to be large red or orange tubes with a lot of dilute nectar, secreted during the day. Since birds do not have a strong response to scent, they tend to be odorless. Perching birds need a substantial landing platform, so sunbirds, honeyeaters, and the like are less associated with tubular flowers.
Apiary. This was one of the several hives I managed as a beekeeper in Northeast Georgia. The behavior shown by the bees is called bearding and it a way to cool the internal temperature of the hive by circulating air with their wings. This photo was submitted for the May 2023, employee photo contest: flowers and pollinators.
(USDA Forest Service photo by Erin Gerhart)