A POLLINATOR
Here’s a photo from this past summer I ran across. This honeybee was in my neighborhood here in northern Arizona.
COMMON MERGANSER
Common Mergansers have long and slender bodies with red bills and feet. The male has a long white body with a black back and dark green head. The female is gray with red crested head, white chin and chest. Both have saw-edge on upper part of the beak. They live in various places in North… Read More COMMON MERGANSER
A FLOWER
Here is a flower to brighten your winter day! This is a North American aster, the species is called Aster Amelius. They are star shaped lilac wild flowers with dark green leaves, which bloom from July to October. This one was in northern Arizona this past autumn.
QUEEN BUTTERFLY
Queen butterflies live throughout southern North America and into South America, wherever there are milkweeds. They mimic Monarchs, but the main difference is they are darker and have white spots on the forewing tips. The caterpillar is striped blue, green, yellow, white, and brown. They feed on milkweeds and dogbanes. As adults, they nectar on… Read More QUEEN BUTTERFLY
