Bumblebees Love the Nectar of Purple Thistle Flowers
Bristles and Orickles Most of the purple thistle plants (Cirsium horridulum) have finished blooming by this time of year, but...
Purple and Green are a Beautiful Summer Combination.
Summer Vibrance To me, the color combination of purple and green is very, very pretty, especially when it’s out in...
The Florida Barge Canal is a Great Place to Find Beautiful Queen Butterflies
Dancing Queen Back in the 1960s some ambitious engineers came up with the idea to cut a canal through the...
Lily Pad Forktails are Beautiful Little Damselflies
Reflected It’s the time of the year when it’s wonderful to be out o the water. It’s warm, but with...
Butterflies Can Still Be Amazingly Strong Even When Tattered
Battered But Strong This is the time of year that the purple thistle flowers bloom and despite the fact that...
Beautiful Bumblebees are Still Very Active, Even in November
The Humble Bumblebee We are now several days into the month of November, and although the days are definitely shorter...
Beautiful Honey Bees Have Been Out a Lot Lately
In the Spotlight Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are out and about most days rain or shine. It’s important to collect...
Spiders Really are Often Quite Beautiful
Web Weaver We are reaching the time of the year that our female spiders are as big and as fat...
Today Was a Great Day for Beautiful Honey Bees
Photogenic Pollinator Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are definitely interesting, and very attractive little pollinators. They are well known for their...
There’s No Privacy, Even in the Beautiful Woods
The Embrace The other day, while hiking in Gothe State Forest, it was butterfly day. Right now we have all...
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