Posts Tagged: tower of jewels
Celebrating the Honey Bees and Earth Day
Doom or gloom? Boom or bloom? Today is Earth Day, and millions of folks around the world...
Two honey bees forage in the tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A cordovan honey bee dives head first in a tower of jewels blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee, its tongue or proboscis extended, heads for a nectar treat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How Tall Is It?
We have this tall plant in our back yard. How tall is it? Tall enough to give weather forecasts....
Honey bee packing a load of blue pollen heading for the tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Young honey bee seeking another blossom on the tower of jewels. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
To Bee or Not to Bee--a Photographer
To bee or not to bee--a photographer. Capturing images of honey bees is a delightful leisure...
Backlit honey bee heading toward tower of jewels in the early morning. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The glow of a honey bee in the early morning light. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pastel colors, almost like a watercolor. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Morning light shining on honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is the end. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Labor Day Travails
Today (Labor Day) began just like any other day. And it ended just like any other day, except for...
Western spotted orb weaver snares and wraps a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The spider's spots are visible in this photo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
After tugging the honey bee into the tower of jewels, the spider proceeds to eat it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This honey bee narrowly missed being a target of the spider. It is nectaring on a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hovering in the Wind
The 40 mile-per-hour howling wind didn't seem to bother the syrphid fly, aka hover fly and flower...
Syrphid fly nectaring on tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Syrphid sparkles in the early morning sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)