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Squirrel wasn’t going to let the red-tailed hawk perched on the stump keep it from a snack.

Pollinator Week (2020)

Posted on June 24, 2020 by dlschirfJune 23, 2022

I almost missed Pollinator Week. I think I’m going to make last year’s posts evergreen. Enjoy.

Finally, what would Pollinator Week be without a bee covered in pollen?

Thanks for stopping by.

We’ve had the eastern tiger swallowtail. Here’s a female black swallowtail, equally colorful in her own way.

Here’s video of a persistent male.

Sadly, this painted lady butterfly was killed by a crab spider or assassin bug shortly after I took this photo.

Eastern tiger swallowtails.

What would Pollinator Week be without a monarch?

Hemaris thysbe (hummingbird moth).

June 17-23, 2019. Hug a pollinator today (gently).

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