this beauty was resting in the meadow above the river this morning
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Categorybumblebee at work
it is hard to gather pollen when the wind is blowing at the top of the riverbank – the video should do well on full screen – I do not know why the little circle stays in the middle on the small screen view!
aquamarine tranquility
aquamarine tranquility this morning on the Haw River
carpenter bee in flight
bumblebee in flight towards the flowers and its work pollinating plants of all kinds
I have only seen one honeybee this spring and I worry about the loss of these golden pollinators.
thankfully a friend caught my error: this is a carpenter bee not a bumblebee – sorry for the error!
purple martin pursuit
Purple martin and its dragonfly target – 00:00:24 seconds before the mid-air capture.
heron dispute
The great blue heron in the air is an adult; the great blue heron on the ground is immature. The youngster got caught infringing on the adult’s territory. The youngster lost a single small feather from his head…and his dignity was sorely bruised.
doc ellen's journey 