Posts Tagged: poppy
There Is No Planet 'B'
There is no "Planet B." The Earth is all we have. Today, April 22, is Earth Day (an annual...
A yellow-faced bumble bee,Bombus vosnesenskii, buzzes into a barely opened California golden poppy in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Check the orange pollen on this yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
And we have a lift-off! The pollen basket is easily recognized here. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ready for take-off! The bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, prepares to leave the California golden poppy. Both are natives. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarchs and California Golden Poppies: Color Them Orange
Monarchs and California golden poppies...Color them orange...Color them bold...Color them...
Color them orange: A California golden poppy and a monarch butterfly in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sorry, Bee, I'm Closed for Bees-Ness
A honey bee heads for a patch of California golden poppies. She finds a blossom she...
"Open up!" A honey bee attempts to enter a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Maybe I'll try this entrance." The honey bee doesn't realize that some flowers close for the night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Please, please open?" The honey bee makes no progress. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"You're closed for bee-ness?" the honey bee mumbles. "Oh, well, guess I'll come back tomorrow."
Guess How Many Are Coming to Dinner?
Set a plate for one and you might get three more diners. Such was the case recently in a Sonoma...
Dinner for one? One and done! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Dinner for two? This is something new! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Dinner for three? Let's all say "Whee!" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Dinner for four? We can accommodate even more! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Katydids Did It
Katydids did it. When it comes to the best of the industrial-strength shredding machines, they're...
Close-up of a katydid nymph on an Iceland poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A katydid nymph, its legs visible, leaving the Iceland poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A katydid nymph (top) peers over a shredded Iceland poppy at its dinner mates. A spotted cucumber beetle is at left. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)