The Arctic blast inbound for the #KC-area has me thinking of warmer times. Here's a #macro shot of a bee dining on some #Missouri-native Tall Thistle.

I took this photo last September while visiting a crazy rare #RemnantPrairie owned by #PowellGardens.

#TallThistle #Naturalist #MOMasterNaturalist #Prairie #PrairieFlower #Pollinators #HaveGlass #MacroPhotography

Today @Jillianmarisa and I spent a few hours #volunteering at our local #conservation area doing bird counts for #ProjectFeederWatch. Identifying these two drove me nuts.

We eventually figured out they were a pair of female #Goldfinches. Guess I’m just used to the more showy boys.

#AmericanGoldfinch #MasterNaturalist #MoMasterNaturalist #Missouri #Birding