At the Arboretum, there were many birds species. Here are some of them:
The female cardinal.
Another picture of the handsome male.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). I think the yellow lore and white throat patch makes them that much more interesting than White-crowned Sparrows (a species that I will be seeing quite frequently in Colorado in five weeks).
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). I think the yellow lore and white throat patch makes them that much more interesting than White-crowned Sparrows (a species that I will be seeing quite frequently in Colorado in five weeks).
I'm guessing this is a House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) because in my other photos of the same individual, the red is only restricted to the head and the breast regions.
At the Arboretum, I found a nice patch of Siberian squill and spent almost an hour there just photographing flowers and bees (a lot of them)!
Pretty flowers despite it being an invasive species.
An Osmia bee visiting squill.
An out-of-focus image.
Resting after nectar-drinking.
An Andrena bee on squill.
Flying away.
A Greater Bee Fly (Bombylius major) on squill, although some flies seem to steal nectar from the topside of the flower instead (and thus not pollinating the flower at all).
Another Andrena bee.
Another resting Osmia bee.
I tracked this bee into vegetation in the substrate and waited for it to come out. It didn't come out so I guess this was its resting place for the day.
An adorable bee. I am calling it an Andrena bee for now, but correctly me if I am wrong.
An Andrena bee covered with blue squill pollen.
The bee trying to get some of the pollen off its head and antennae. You can see some of the pollen being swept off the bee.
One last look before walking to the O-train station.
A squirrel enjoying its lunch on a bench.
People enjoying springtime in the Arboretum, just like everyone else.
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