This Hunt's bumblebee landed on my shirt and stayed there long enough to worry me. I set it down in a raised bed, with a bunch of freshly picked dandelions, next to a tiny ceramic water cup. It woke up and started browsing on the flowers. I didn't see it go, but it did go.
Notes from the morning chores, part 1.
I took a stroll through the orchard while the equines’ trough was filling. You know, I don’t think I ever saw a mature #lupine before I got lucky with a bag of wildflower seeds. It’s not a wildflower, lol! It’s a small shrub! And I’ve got like six of them!
I saw a #bumblebee hitting the comfrey, too, but it’s early and they weren’t interested in posing. There’s a bee butt in the third pic for the viewer to find, location in alt text of course!
Notes part two.
On the other side of the house, I found the #woodpecker! My kid spotted him yesterday, in the same area, and told me about him. He must be drumming for a mate! One of the types of small trees in the grove behind him is ringed with woodpecker holes. It must be good eats!
Here he is in action. Next post will be a blurry crop so yall can have the fun of telling me what he is!
May will start to bring spring flowers in more profusion, though this particular one is not yet blooming here. It's pretty ubiquitous here, once it takes hold, as you can read in the linked post on my site. Enjoy this, as the bees obviously do!