Finally, a warm day! Saturday’s southwinds turned the temperature up to 70F for the first time, and the joint was jumping!
Saw my first Eastern Carpenter Bees of the season: this one on Lesser Celandine and another on Japanese Andromeda.
Sedgesitter fly of some sort on Lesser Celandine.
Black-shouldered Drone Fly on Virginia Spring Beauty.
Mining bee (maybe) on Japanese Andromeda.
Sweat bee (maybe) in Dandelion.
Reproductive ants were a-wing, too. American Winter Ant gyne (presumptive queen), much larger than the males:
This female has dropped her wings, so presumably she has mated and is looking for a place to start a colony.
News: my dearheart Molly is teaching two Introduction to Diversity of Plant Forms classes at BBG this spring. The first is on spore plants, the second on seed plants. Collect ’em all!
Backyard and Beyond 
Leave a comment