#Butterfly #Flowers #Pollinators #Iowa

Beautiful Butterflies on
Marvelous Marigolds.

A palette cleanse from the gardens this morning. About 95% of the back yard is pollinator gardens. The Passion vines and flowers expanded this year with the wetter conditions. Most of the gardens have exploded in height, so 'walking' to the bird feeders is more of a swim.

#PassionFlower #PassionVine #Pollinators #35mm #DarkTable

Our girls are getting smaller
https://www.pictorem.com/2447317/honeybee-on-pink-flower-0909/

#honeybees #pollinators #gardening #apiary #beekeeping #art #macro #IrisRichardsonArt #fallforart #buyintoart #sprngforart #insects #wallart #artprints #artshop #artstore #smallbusiness #giftideas #beneficialinsects #flowers

A hummingbird moth (not sure which kind) feasting on our butterfly bush, which has been very popular among pollinators this summer.

#Bloomscrolling #HummingbirdMoth #Pollinators #Gardening

The pollinators
Fiercely fly to feed the world
Give them room to work

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September 9, 2025

Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) on Dahlia in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jul30_birds_and_cats/2025jul28_butterfly_IMG_4251c.html

Also: https://1-john-moyer.pixels.com/featured/butterfly-4251-john-moyer.html

#butterfly #pollinators #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

#Bees

Taken at Freedom Park in Charlotte, NC

#Bloomscrolling #NikonZ5ii #CLT #Pollinators @photography