My wife and I thought a small bird was flapping at our window, but it was actually this large polyphemus moth! He settled down in our native pollinator garden. Lucky!
#moth #garden #NativePollinator #NativePlants
A tiny sweat bee takes a drink.
Lasioglossum tegulare. This tiny bee was only about 4-5mm in length. She sat still to take a drink while I took her picture. I Sony A7rIV and sigma 105mm macro.
#sony #sonyalpha #macrophotography #macro #closeup #bee #nativebee #nativepollinator #pollinator
Agapostemon virescens, a bicolored striped sweat bee, on a coneflower.
#macrophotography #bee #nativebee #nativepollinator #sweatbee #wild #nature #pollinator
Augochloropsis metallica on a borage flower.
#macrophotography #beekeeping #bee #pollinator #nativebee #nativepollinator

Folks seemed to really like a photo I shared from a recent prairie visit. So here's another: I believe this is an #EasternCarpenterBee I don't know the plant.

#PowellGardens #Bees #RemnantPrairie #NativePollinator #Prairie