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A lil bee buddy pollinating some Penstemon digitalis!

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[–] BravoVictor@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Very nice! On a related note, there was apparently a contest that just completed for insect photos.

https://beehaw.org/post/631570

[–] Calvinball 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a fantastic picture! I never would have taken it on time. I had a Downey woodpecker two feet from me when I was birding today but by the time I got my phone out it flew away. So it goes

[–] CabbageRain 1 points 1 year ago

Woodpeckers can be so skittish! Luckily when I’m gardening around the flowering plants the bees are typically too busy to mind me taking their photo

[–] loops 3 points 1 year ago

Fuzzy butts!

[–] Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

awww, cute lil' fuzzbutt

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