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This morning I went to check out the big insect hotel near the canal and I was just in time to catch a whole bunch of male European orchard bees who I am fairly sure had just hatched (the females will hatch a little later in the year).

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ysabetwordsmith

Today was unseasonably warm and sunny, so I took pictures around the yard. The first few are from indoors, then the rest are the house yard. (See the savanna.)

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ysabetwordsmith

These are the rest of the pictures I took today, from the savanna and prairie garden. (See the House Yard and South Lot.)

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yourlibrarian

Found various examples in the sunflower fields of communal residents.

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ysabetwordsmith

We visited the butterfly gardens at the Charleston Library, on June 19 although this is dated 20 because it's after midnight. They were filled with birds, although I didn't manage to catch any pictures of them.

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blackcatofmisery

My mom's garden has a vigorous knock out rosebush just beside it, and various bees adore it. Although I'm severely allergic to bites and stings, I will still follow honey and bumble bees; they're too busy to care about me.

_{Fun fact about me: I cannot smell typical roses. Knockouts are the only roses I can smell.}

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ysabetwordsmith

Today I took some pictures around the yard. These are images from the house yard.

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Today we went out to the lake. These pictures primarily show the pollinator gardens around the parking lot and the approach to the lake paths.

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yourlibrarian

An overview of the sunflower field. ( Read more... )

yourlibrarian

Some shots of flowers and pollinators.( Read more... )

ysabetwordsmith

These photos are mostly from the savanna and prairie garden.

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ysabetwordsmith

These photos are from yesterday in my yard. This batch is mostly from the prairie garden and ritual meadow.

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blackcatofmisery

I left the house today. One of my stops was a store with nicer plants than most garden stores I've been to, and there were dozens of various bees. (I wish I'd gotten a photo of the honey bees on the same onion.)

blackcatofmisery

Although I am very allergic to bug bites, I will follow neat bugs to try and get decent photos on my phone. Right now, the oregano is in bloom, attracting lots of pollinators (and unsavory types such as hornets and wasps).

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yourlibrarian

These pink blossoms were so pretty to see. When I got closer I could tell the tree was abuzz with bees and was able to snap one going about its work.

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ysabetwordsmith

I took some pictures of my yard today.

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highlyeccentric

I don't often manage the insect photos I try to take - my camera just isn't up to the job (I had a choice of getting one more portable than my old one, or upgrading to a DSLR... clearly took the wrong choice), but this one turned out nicely! Taken along a hiking route above Cheddar, this past July.

Anyone able to ID the flower? I like it but I haven't a clue.