#Pollinator

I am starting #ArtAdventCalendar with this Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta), a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. I am truly charmed by the idea of a snail shell nest!

#linocut #printmaking #masonBee #snailShell #sciArt #OsmiaConjuncta #Cepaea #NativeBees #pollinator #MastoArt

Open 4.5yr doctoral researcher #position: Are you interested in #pollinator #conservation and collective agri-environment measures? We are looking for a motivated doctoral researcher to join our Kooperativ project.
Please see: https://owncloud.gwdg.de/index.php/s/mRxpLHyIAFPz7cJ

Why enrich a billionaire when you can buy something handmade? I’ll even put things in minouette.etsy.com on sale until November 30!

Like these leaf cutter bees for instance….

#linocut #printmaking #bee #nativeBees #Megachile #pollinator #leafPrint #insect #sciArt #etsy #MastoArt

Atalopedes campestris (called sachem in the United States and Canada), a small grass skipper butterfly, was on a Zinnia in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 20, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Nov01_birds_and_cats/2023oct20_butterfly_IMG_7278c.html

#butterfly #pollinator #Atalopedes #nature #naturephotography #Oklahoma

Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) on Salvia farinacea in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 20, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Nov01_birds_and_cats/2023oct20_bee_IMG_7294c.html

#pollinator #bee #Xylocopa #nature #Salvia #Oklahoma #naturephotography #photography

Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) on Salvia farinacea in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 20, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Nov01_birds_and_cats/2023oct20_bee_IMG_7281c.html

#pollinator #bee #Xylocopa #nature #Salvia #Oklahoma #naturephotography #photography

Cabbage White Butterfly on a faded morning glory. Now that I know what these little guys are called, I keep seeing them everywhere. And they're not too hard to photograph. 🥰

(I was waiting for my wife after an event, and only had my walkaround lens, hence the image isn't very sharp. It still seemed pretty enough to share late on a rainy Friday.)

#BloomScrolling #Flowers #FlowerPhotography #Butterfly #Pollinator #CabbageWhite

Cabbage White Butterfly on a faded morning glory. Now that I know what these little guys are called, I keep seeing them everywhere. And they're not too hard to photograph. 🥰

(I was waiting for my wife after an event, and only had my walkaround lens, hence the image isn't very sharp. It still seemed pretty enough to share late on a rainy Friday.)

#BloomScrolling #Flowers #FlowerPhotography #Butterfly #Pollinator #CabbageWhite

Illustrated key to the hoverfly genera of Europe

https://zenodo.org/records/8248935

from :
https://pollinatoracademy.eu/
#syrphidae #pollinator

Today I found seven queen butterflies on the mistflower. I planted it this spring hoping to support some fall butterflies so this is esp. delightful.

#nature #wildlife #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #lepidoptera #monarch

I found a salt marsh moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) in the pollinator garden today. They're pretty in adult form. Good luck little buddy.

#nature #wildlife #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #lepidoptera

#Pollinator Steward Certification

Pollinator Partnership is excited to announce there will be a virtual Pollinator Steward Certification (PSC) training again in 2024!

There are limited spaces so register today to reserve your spot in this educational program offered only by Pollinator Partnership. PSC empowers people with the scientific know-how to make a real difference for pollinators, people, and the planet.

If you are unable to register for our PSC program due to a financial barrier, you may fill out and apply for a partial or full subsidy.

https://pollinator.org/psc

In partnership with the London Borough of Newham, we have created a Wild Bee Garden to benefit local wild pollinators and the local community 🐝

Senior Conservation Officer Bex Cartwright explains in our latest blog🖊️

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/a-new-wild-bee-garden-for-london-borough-of-newham/#more-38306

#Pollinator #Bumblebee #GardenLove

Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 13, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Oct15_birds_and_cats/2023oct13_butterfly_IMG_6830c.html

#butterfly #fritillary #Agraulis #pollinator #nature #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) on Dahlia flower in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 8, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Oct15_birds_and_cats/2023oct08_pollinator_IMG_6716c.html

#butterfly #Lerodea #skipper #pollinator #flower #nature #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) on Dahlia flower in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 8, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Oct15_birds_and_cats/2023oct08_pollinator_IMG_6716c.html

#pollinator #flower #nature #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography #butterfly

Check out the song my daughter and I recorded. It is a celebration of bumblebee butts, because they are adorable. Video shows the fuzzy little insects hard at work in native pollinator gardens. #nativeplants #bumblebees #plantnative #pollinator #singersongwriter #originalmusic
https://youtu.be/pHOtp3oKJIs?si=65KBdhG8oTxUl9Py

Australian Pollinator Week

Bee photographers share their tips for capturing the perfect picture.

Panelists include 2022 #Pollinator #Photography Competition finalist Bruce Malcolm, research apiculturalist Michael Duncan and beekeeper and botanist Anna Carrucan.

Free #webinar Thursday 16 November at 7pm AEDT.

https://www.australianpollinatorweek.org.au/event/discover-bees-through-photography-webinar/

#australianpollinatorweek #photography #bees

Monarch du jour

#nature #wildlife #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #lepidoptera #monarchbutterfly

The pollinator garden has been pretty quiet (too quiet), but I got two monarchs visiting today.

#nature #wildlife #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #lepidoptera #monarch

Study: #Coffee Industry at High Risk Due to #ClimateChange, Land Use and #Pollinator Loss

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/17/study-coffee-industry-at-high-risk-due-to-climate-change-land-use-and-pollinator-loss/

Still busy collecting, not too cold yet.

We are in October but the hard cold hasn't hit yet and on sunny days like this one was, the bees are frantically busy, lining up for a feed, like Grand Central Station at the ticket counter.

Have a great Friday, Fedi Friends.

#pollinators #Bees #honeybees #BeesScrolling #pollinator #bee #Dahlia #BloomScrolling #Flower #Collarette #StevenKPosts #FlowerPhotography #Flowers #FloraFriday

Warming and #habitat loss shrink #pollinator numbers. That may hit #coffee, #cocoa crops hard in future

https://ground.news/article/warming-and-habitat-loss-shrink-pollinator-numbers-that-may-hit-coffee-cocoa-crops-hard-in-future_3c5714

The monarchs have been showing up.

#nature #wildlife #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #lepidoptera #monarch

🚨 Paper published! 🚨

Our story on joint interaction disinvestment of #plant-#pollinator systems in response to #InsectDecline was accepted at Evolutionary Ecology and is now available online:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-023-10264-2

I hope you enjoy reading it!

#TheoreticalEcology
#ComputationalEcology
#EcologicalModelling
#AdaptiveDynamics
#OpenAccess

Good morning everyone!

I hope these happy bees and flowers in our garden brighten your day. Have a good Wednesday, friends.

https://vimeo.com/stevenkennard/pollinators-dahlias

#pollinators #Bees #BeesScrolling #pollinator #bee #Dahlia #BloomScrolling #Flower #Collarette #EllieKPosts #FlowerPhotography #Flowers #WildlifeWednesday

On a brighter note...

this must have been delicious, to attract so many different bees. I took loads of photos, trying to get them all in. This is what we hoped for when we planted them.
It's a Collarette dahlia, ridiculously colourful, a real joy to see in the garden. And obviously not only for us.
Happy, happy Monday everyone.

#pollinators #Bees #BeesScrolling #pollinator #bee #Dahlia #BloomScrolling #Flower #Collarette #EllieKPosts #FlowerPhotography #Flowers #MondayMotivation

A couple was sick of mowing. Now their wildflowers are a local attraction. ❤️💐🌼🏵❤️
#climatechange #pollinator #greenery #wildflowers

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/09/15/wildflower-meadow-lawn-grass-vermont/

Lawns use a lot of water. Native plants use a lot less water. Many native plants are beautiful flowers. They also help bees, which are endangered and upon whom are agricultural system and ecosystem depend.

Clover lawns also use a lot less water, require much less maintenance, and help bees.

#NativePlants #WildFlowers #Drought #Water #Clover #Pollinator

Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

#nature #wildlife #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #lepidoptera #swallowtail

American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) on Salvia farinacea in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 26, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Sep05_birds_and_cats/2023aug26_bumblebee_IMG_5816c.html

#bumblebee #bee #Salvia #pollinator #nature #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Summer #BloomScrolling at the Portland Lan Su Chinese Garden.

#Garden #Flowers #FlowerPhotography #ChineseGarden #Pollinator #Portland #Lotus

Randomly selected image:
EMC_Phase1:clipart/iff/animals/insects/-other/dragonfly.iff #Clipart #Insect #Arthropod #Pollinator #Organism #Line #Wing #Pest #Art #Symmetry #Illustration

Another Monarch visiting today. Thanks for dropping by, friend.

#nature #wildlife #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #lepidoptera #wildlife #nature #monarch

Bees humming betwixt
The many blooms of summer
My garden brings life

https://elameadows.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/bees/

#poem #poetry #poemoftheday #photography #cwh #bees #garden #bumblebee #flower #bumblebee #pollinator #bee #flowers #macrophotography #beegarden

Randomly selected image:
EMC_Phase1:clipart/iff/animals/insects/-other/clips.iff #Clipart #Pollinator #Insect #Arthropod #White #Butterfly #Organism #MothsAndButterflies #Style #Line #Font

Today we got three monarchs visiting the pollinator garden. They seem to be trying to stake claims on the territory, circling over the yard and attacking each other, they've been chasing each other in circles all day.

#nature #wildlife #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #lepidoptera #wildlife #nature #monarch

American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) on Zinnia in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 17, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Sep05_birds_and_cats/2023aug17_bumblebee_IMG_5713c.html

#bumblebee #Bombus #bee #pollinator #flower #nature #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

"Cop Car" Moth
Rio Grande National Forest, CO

Well, that's what a local called it—Gnophaelia vermiculata if you want to be all scientific about it. The flower is Black-tipped Ragwort. Found at about 10K feet elevation. I sometimes forget how important moths are to pollination.

#FlowerFriday #insect #moth #pollinator #photo #Colorado

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) on Zinnia in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 13, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Aug14_birds_and_cats/2023aug13_butterfly_IMG_5411c.html

#butterfly #pollinator #Papilio #wild #nature #naturephotography #photography #Oklahoma

American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) on marigold (Tagetes erecta) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 13, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Aug14_birds_and_cats/2023aug13_bumblbee_IMG_5418c.html

#bee #pollinator #bumblebee #Bombus #Tagetes #marigold #flower #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

pics in collage continued, bottom:
Scabiosa japonica alpina Ritz Blue also has its main flowering in early summer, always a few and another push now- major #pollinator plant all season spreads by seed, controllably, in the #RockGarden Here with a #FlowrFly left and a larger Flower Fly + Bumblebee on right
#NaturalGardening #biodiversity #Sepetember

American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus)

#nature #wildlife #bees #bumblebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden

Sonoran bumblebee (Bombus sonorus) visiting a salvia in the pollinator garden.

#nature #wildlife #bees #bumblebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden

Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) on Zinnia in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 8, 2023

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Aug14_birds_and_cats/2023aug08_butterfly_IMG_5310c.html

#butterfly #pollinator #Zinnia #flower #Okahoma #naturephotography #photography

Painted Lady visitor

Butterflies and bees love the open dahlias in our garden, though this year's weather has brought us more leaves than blooms. When the rain eventually stops, the flowers are buzzing and alive with flying and creeping things.

Have a lovely Thursday, FediFriends.

#paintedLadyButterfly #PaintedLady #Butterfly #ButterflyPhotography #dahlia #garden #Pollinator #Pollinators #Thursday #NaturePhotography #Garden #Flowers #BloomScrolling #FlowersOfMastodon #EllieKPosts

Bumblebee in the garden

#nature #wildlife #bees #nativebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden

pics in collage: Top left- Acer maybe amurensis? new leaves showing colour, hint of things to soon come. Centre Carlina acaulis only my second year with flowers, this year maybe a half dozen in bloom! Right rebloom on Diervilla lonicera, main flowering was first half or more of summer.
Bottom left native Hieracium umbellatum- wild all over the acreage, and I've let some settle in #garden beds tends to be floppy, but good late summer colour and #pollinator feed! cont-

Taken this morning. One of many bees having a snooze. #bloomscrolling #bumblebee #bee #pollinator #wildflower

@plants @nature This one's an #InsectFriday + #FlowersOnFriday #combo!
#bee on Carlina acaulis in the #garden
This is a #composite #flower so those 'petals' aren't, nor are they ray flowers as in many composites (sunflowers, asters, daisies etc)- those white strappy parts are papery bracts, just there to draw #pollinator attention.The actual flowers are all those tiny things in the centre- --cont-

#wasp on thistle like flower - please identify the plant if you know it because I don't know. Looks like sea holly?

#Pollinator #BloomScrolling #florespondence #GardenLife #nature #yellowjacket #insect #entomology #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #FlyingInsects #closeup #LekwungenTerritory

Bwahahahaha I forgot the name of one of the #wildflowers in our #pollinator #garden so I used iNaturalist's seek app and also we should be terrified of #police using #AI to find ne'er-do-wells

For the record, it's not weed. It's a soft hair marbleseed native to the US southeast.

A #monarch #butterfly was hanging around my swamp #milkweed today. After it left, I searched and found an egg. I also found a newly hatched monarch #caterpillar

#pollinator ##macro #photography

Lots of #bees in my new #pollinator gardens. #BloomScrolling #Gardening

Found this lovely pollinator garden while enjoying a morning walk.

I’ve no idea what the specific flowers are, but I love the riot of random color.

I saw a monarch butterfly appreciating them while I was there, but the butterfly was camera shy and flitted away.

#BloomScrolling #Garden #FlowersOfMastodon #Pollinator #Flowers #FloralPhotography

This fluff is a Sonoran bumblebee (Bombus sonorus) I found walking the dogs this morning. These aren't as common as the American bumblebee. Always happy to find one, I find them quite lovely.

#nature #wildlife #bees #bumblebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden

Megachile sp. visiting the pollenator garden, iPhone 12 photo. We see a lot more of these visiting the flower patch than honeybees. There's 1500 species in Megachile, so I just stick to the genus.

#nature #wildlife #bees #bumblebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden

The #RiversideParkConservancy has created an incredibly large #pollinator meadow north of tennis courts at 119th. You may also see some very cute #goats.

Native honeybee & sunflowers appreciation 🌻🐝🌻

#BloomScrolling #florespondence #pollinator #sunflowers #bee #BeeLovers #SaveTheBees #PollinatorGarden #BeesAreImportant #BeKindToBees #nature #iLoveBees

Oh cool! I just found out that #Philadelphia has planted an official #pollinator #garden in one of the public parks! 😎

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/changing-climate/pollinator-garden-in-center-city/3607450/

From the article:

"The teams removed the viburnum hedges that were there near the popular splash fountain to clear the space and add in 4,000 pollinator-friendly native flowering plants and grasses."

Very cool! 😄

FYI, this is at Sister Cities Park, next to Logan Circle. (Not too far from the famed Art Museum! 😎 )

#5ciFiGirl

A bee on the purple hibiscus after this morning’s rain
#bee #pollinator #hibiscus #raindrops

#Honeybee! Visiting our native #pollinator garden on a hot summer day! 🥰 #flowers #nature #conservation #ecology #gardening

#PollinatorWeek gives a chance to bring awareness to all of the important insects that keep our world blooming every year and ultimately keep us fed. Without these important workers diligently moving from flower to flower we couldn't survive.

#Bee #Pollinator #Flower #Photography

Let #dandelions grow. #Bees, #beetles and #birds need them

May, 2015

"As I write, thousands of hectares of such #wildflower habitat are being destroyed under the blades of our #lawn mowers, and the bees, pollen #beetles butterflies and #moths are going hungry. As a weed, it’s one of the most unpopular of the bunch: dandelion tap roots are notoriously hard to dig out, the plants have an almost unrivalled knack of propagating themselves, including in walls and cracks in paving where nothing else would live, and – to add insult to injury – they are often the first flower we see in spring and the last in autumn. The dandelion is bold and brash and unrelenting. But that is why it is brilliant. It’s virtually everywhere and nearly always in flower; it’s the #pollinator’s best friend.

"#Bumblebees, solitary bees and #honeybees all visit dandelions for food, along with hoverflies, beetles, and #butterflies such as the peacock and holly blue. #Goldfinches and house #sparrows eat the seed. Yet most of us gardeners miss out on the spectacle of watching wildlife feast on our dandelions, because we wage such a war against them as weeds."

#Gardening #GardeningForPollinators #NoMowMay #Bees

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2015/may/12/dandelions-pollinators-wildlife-garden

Female Osmia georgica using mandibles to cut through silk cocoon. Nest partitions are separated by masticated leaf pulp. #Osmia #bee #insect #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #MasonBee #Hymenoptera #entomology #nature #pollinator #photography

One of the joys of running an insect hotel is that you have an abundant supply of charismatic microfauna to photograph. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bee #Osmia #MasonBee #Hymenoptera #insect #entomology #nature #pollinator

Here's one of perhaps 25 mason bees that chewed out of their sleeping bags today. I think it's another Osmia cornifrons. #bee #cocoon #Osmia #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #MasonBee #Hymenoptera #insect #entomology #nature #pollinator

Great spangled fritillary (I'm pretty sure) on milkweed.
(06/27/22)

#Insect #Insects #InsectPhotography #pollinator #pollinators #flowers #FlowerPhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #NatureMastodon #macro #MacroPhotography #MastoArt #photography #AltText

Black swallowtail butterfly on goldenrod.
(09/19/22)

#butterflies #insect #insects #InsectPhotography #pollinator #pollinators #native #wildflower #wildflowers #FlowerPhotography #flowers #FlowerMastodon #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText

That awkward feeling when you go to a party and bump into someone wearing the same outfit 😬.
(07/21/22)

#bees #insect #insects #InsectPhotography #pollinator #pollinators #macro #MacroPhotography #MacroMonday #FlowerPhotography #flowers #FlowerMastodon #FlowersOfMastodon #nature #NaturePhotography #NatureMastodon #photography #AltText

If you need a gift for the #bee or #wasp lover in your life, I made a list of companies that sell #insect hotels. #pollinator #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #entomology #Hymenoptera https://colinpurrington.com/2019/05/where-to-buy-mason-bee-houses/

I've heard that we focus too much on the monarch butterfly to the detriment of other bugs. Its stunning beauty gives it a marketing edge that other insects don't have.

But monarchs bring people into the #pollinator world. Once someone gets into monarchs, they learn about caterpillars, wildlife habitat, native plants. And planting #milkweed and nectar flowers for monarchs helps lots of other #butterflies and #bumblebees.

#MonarchButterfly #MilkweedForMonarchs #EndangeredSpecies #NativePlants