Posts Tagged: purple
A Sight to See Is This Bee
Ever seen a green metallic sweat bee? The colors are exquisite. This is a female...
A female metallic green sweat bee, genus Agapostemon, on a purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male metallic green sweat bee, genus Agapostemon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Purple Reign
Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. Sometimes you can't see the trees for the...
A honey bee visiting a flowering artichoke. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Packing white pollen, a honey bee makes a return visit to the flowering artichoke while she cleans her proboscis (tongue). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two honey bees are dusted with pollen from the flowering artichoke. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee-ware! A honey bee touches down--nearly on a tiny crab spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Nutgrass Can Drive You Nuts
Nutgrass, also called nutsedge, could easily be one of the top 5 nuisance weeds gardeners deal with...
Purple Coneflower Never Looked So Good
You never know what you'll see on a purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea).Honey bees....
Western tiger swallowtail on a purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Western tiger swallowtail spreads its wings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Beauty of a Bee
Sometimes the beauty of a bee simply takes your breath away. Especially when the late afternoon...
Backlit honey bee on a purple hopseed bush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee in all its glory. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Afternoon sun backlights a bee and all's right with the world. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)