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Went into our "wilderness area" of garden to photograph a single pink rose but the bee came along so shot this instead
This hoverfly is commonly known as the Marmalade Fly because the orange and black pattern on its abdomen. It should be encouraged in our gardens because it is a great pollinator and the larvae eat those pesty aphids.
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A bee on a Joe Pye weed, also known as a Eutrochium in flower. This plant does grow like a weed, and is native to the US and Canada.
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Petunia is a genus in the family Solanaceae, subfamily Petunioideae. Well known members of Solanaceae in other subfamilies include tobacco (subfamily Nicotianoideae), and the cape gooseberry, tomato, potato, deadly nightshade and chili pepper (subfamily Solanoideae). It's a flowering plant of South American origin. Petunias can tolerate relatively harsh conditions and hot climates, but not frost. They need at least five hours of sunlight every day and flourish in moist soil and conditions of low atmospheric humidity. Petunias are generally insect pollinated. The Maya and Inca believed that the scent of petunias had the power to ward off underworld monsters and spirits. Their flower-buds were bunched together for magical drinks. 46569
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Up close and personal with a Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly as it gets nectar and pollenates at the same time.
This is pollinator appreciation week, and in tribute to this critical ecosystem service this post celebrates the evolutionary contortions that result in some bizarre strategies to accomplish pollen dispersal.
Fairy slipper orchids (Calypso bulbosa) are widespread throughout the Northern hemisphere, occurring in cool shaded environments. They produce a single leaf in the fall that overwinters under snow, ready to photosynthesize in the early spring following snowmelt. The flowers emerge early in the summer and last only a few days before wilting. They lure pollinators by producing a scent that mimics neighboring nectar producing flowers, although this species of orchid lacks nectar.
The species is named for Calypso, a Greek nymph who lured Odysseus to her Island so he could be her husband.
The lavender and other flowers that attract bumblebees and hummingbirds are a bit late this year. So it’s good to see them return.
A reworking of a photo I took of a Honey bee on a Lupin flower using my Canon G11 (see below in comments). I coped the original image to my iPhone5 & tweaked it using the Painteresque App. HTT!
A female Rufous Hummingbird has her beak all in on our Black & Blue Salvia. She is sipping nectar for her afternoon snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.