Tag Archives: bees

Late Season Pollinators

Posted on October 29, 2018 by the roused bear

Sunday I went to Marietta Sand Prairie (right after Iowa State won their ball game).  I was hoping to find some late season insects.  I had not been out with my camera for a few weeks because the weather and … Continue reading →

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Another Tiny Bee

Posted on May 5, 2014 by the roused bear

I spent some time yesterday photographing very small insects on dandelions.  This small bee was identified as Osmia sp., in the subgenus Melanosmia.  The I.D. was made rather quickly by John S. Ascher on bugguide.  

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Finally Some Flowers

Posted on April 20, 2014 by the roused bear

My macro photography skills are a little rusty due to the lack of practice.  Finally we have some flowers in our yard–yesterday I looked for violets and dandelions, and could find neither.  Today, several are blooming.  I got my first … Continue reading →

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Are Seed Coatings Killing Bees?

Posted on February 11, 2014 by the roused bear

I subscribe to a number of lists about topics I am interested in, and recently saw some stuff about a class of chemicals that have recently been banned in the EU, and is still in use here in the United … Continue reading →

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More Color

Posted on May 17, 2013 by the roused bear
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The Spider, the Bee, and the Fly

Posted on September 1, 2012 by the roused bear

I stopped by Conard Environmental Research Area, a prairie/savannah reconstruction and restoration owned by Grinnell College.  It is a pretty good area to find butterflies, but today was a little too overcast and windy for them.  I still had a … Continue reading →

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Photo Frustration

Posted on May 4, 2011 by the roused bear

I took my son to a savannah restoration last Saturday.  It is owned by Grinnell College and is called Conard Environmental Restoration Area, or CERA.  I was hoping to find some butterflies or other things to photograph. I found no butterflies.  … Continue reading →

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