On Monday morning, I took Dad and The Lady to the Botanic Gardens. I didn't realize it until we arrived, but while the conservatory was secure, the garden itself had been overrun with enormous insects (and the biggest hummingbird I've ever seen).
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| I always try to get good pictures of bees on blooms. They always show me their butts. |
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| butterfly weed |
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| This is a close-up of the bloom of an orchid called Vanda ("Robert's Delight"). Dad noticed that the center parts look like a bee's face; I later learned this is a pollination technique by some orchid species to trick bees into trying to mate with the flower, and thus carrying pollen to the next specimen. |
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