2016/05/11

Halictus bee at school & birds near home

Took more pictures of the Halictus sp. bees outside the school building this afternoon.

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So much pollen on its hairy legs!

Halictus bee in flight
Got one lucky shot of a bee in flight.  Disgustingly, it was flying towards a band-aid.  Yuck!

On the way home, I got off one bus stop earlier and walked around Sawmill Creek to do some bird-watching.

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
The first bird I saw was this shy Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) hiding in a hawthorn tree.  First catbird of the year!

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Under the shrubs, there were some flowering Large-flowered Bellworts (Uvularia grandiflora).  Notice anything interesting in this photo?

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Yep, on the right side of the photo there was an Andrena bee flying towards the flowers.  Here is a cropped image of the above photo.

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There were several Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) around the wetland, but all of them were too fast and far away for me to take a good photo.

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The Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) are a bit easier to photograph.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Conk-la-ree!

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Taking off and showing off those beautiful shoulder patches.

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