https://www.friendsofmerricreek.org.au/index.cfm?module=news&pagemode=indiv&page_id=2964560
Blue Banded Bee and a blue Salvia.
#bloomscrolling #bluebandedbee #GabriellePounsett #MerriCreek #Photography #Salvia #spottedPardalot
The #BlueBandedBee has been spotted in my area!
I’d never even heard of them before the local community newspaper mentioned them.
My maternal grandparents would be ashamed of me. (they were beekeepers)
Another Vote Result
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-09/blue-banded-bee-australian-insect-of-the-year-inaugral-vote/104572938
Linkin up wildlife habitats https://theconversation.com/stepping-stones-for-wildlife-how-linking-up-isolated-habitats-can-help-nature-thrive-in-our-cities-234923
The red-backed fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) needs habitat where it can shelter from bigger, aggressive species. Photo: Andres Suarez-Castro
Songbirds & cities.
https://theconversation.com/our-cities-are-losing-the-small-colourful-songbirds-that-give-us-the-most-joy-238315
Our cities are full of obstacles and hazards for native wildlife but also contain many valuable patches of habitat. Creating green spaces to connect these patches improves their lives and ours.
Strolling along #MerriCreek
Art Father Marker 2024
#wallaby #bluebandedbee #acacia / #wattle #Bloomscrolling
Blue-banded bees perform a unique type of pollination known as "buzz pollination" or "sonication" - grabbing onto a flower and vibrating its flight muscles rapidly, producing a buzzing sound, until the pollen shakes loose.
#science #sciencefacts #bluebandedbee #sonication #buzzpolination
#Bloomscrolling while strolling
along MerriCreek this sunny arvo
#Hakea
#BlueBandedBee (Mosaic)
Water bugs of #MerriCreek
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