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Leaf-cutters
Megachile genus leaf-cutter bees cut out circles of leaves to line their nests. Another characteristic of this huge genus is that they carry pollen on the underside of their abdomen. So that glow you see is actually pollen in the hairs. Honey bees, bumble bees, and other bee species typically pack it around their hind…
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Three Fledglings Continue
Nine days between sighting a trio of Green Heron fledglings in Green-Wood Cemetery and then re-seeing of all three of them together again. In between, there were a few days of seeing two of the fledglings at the same time. A fraught time that was! Did one not make it? But they’re still a triumvirate,…
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Pollinating Wasps
Wasps don’t get much credit for pollinating flowers, but there’s no escaping the pollination-reach of Spotted Horse Mint (Monarda punctata) A Four-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens), above, shows pollen on wings, thorax, and even some of the abdomen. Great Black Digger Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus). When I first saw one of these flitting rapidly between these…
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Seven Herons In 30 Minutes
Sunday mornings, traditionally (in some traditions), are for passing the plate.
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