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morning pollinators
Jul. 11th, 2007 10:04 amI'm watering the garden every morning during our little heat wave, hoping to keep all my plants alive and happy. Today I went out around 9, when it was still pleasant outside, and saw several excellent insects.
Three or four cabbage butterflies passed by; one visited a cat's ear.
A little metallic-green bee collected pale pollen from morning glories into long leg-baskets, but was driven off by tiny ants.
An adorable bee slightly bigger than a honeybee, black-shaded, carrying a thick coat of pollen all over the bottom and sides of the abdomen -- I think a female Osmia lignaria -- was all over the cupid's dart.
Three or four cabbage butterflies passed by; one visited a cat's ear.
A little metallic-green bee collected pale pollen from morning glories into long leg-baskets, but was driven off by tiny ants.
An adorable bee slightly bigger than a honeybee, black-shaded, carrying a thick coat of pollen all over the bottom and sides of the abdomen -- I think a female Osmia lignaria -- was all over the cupid's dart.
