Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 4, 2026

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026May11_birds_and_cats/IMG_5848c_2026may04_bumblebee.html

#bumblebee #nativebee #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Native bee on Dahlia cultivar in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on April 26, 2026

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Apr30_birds_and_cats/IMG_5815c_2026apr26_flower.html

Also: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/354713553

#flower #bloomscrolling #nativebee #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Happy Boxing Day!

Hope you had a great Christmas if you’re celebrating and are enjoying your vacation otherwise. This is a little sneak peek of a new print I made recently of an alfalfa leaf cutter in the act of cutting its telltale half-moon cut in a leaf. I made a collection of prints to illustrate a little board book written by Lisa Jaffe about our pollinator friends in the garden. #InverteFest is hosting an anthology! 🧵
#wildBees #linocut #printmaking #invertebrate #pollinator #nativeBee

Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 15, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug31_birds_and_cats/2025aug15_nativebee_IMG_4442c.html

Also: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310273878

#nativebee #pollinators #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug31_birds_and_cats/2025aug06_nativebee_IMG_4364c.html

Also: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304264904

#nativebee #sweatbee #pollinators #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Dahlia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug31_birds_and_cats/2025aug06_bumblebee_IMG_4365c.html

#bumblebee #pollinators #nativebee #naturephotography #threatenedspecies #Oklahoma #photography

Day 8 #SciArtSeptember prompt niche. Can we talk about the cutest nesting strategy going? The Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta) is a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.

When I planned this print I wanted to make 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #sciart #masonBee #Osmia #nativeBee #pollinator #mastoArt