Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
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Category Archives: Carpenter Bee It was a cloudy, overcast, somewhat windy day, so not the best day to take pictures. Leecy pointed out this Carpenter Bee (I think that’s what it is, not a Bumblebee) flying around the Wildflowers. I wasn’t really expecting much from the pictures, but I’m actually quite pleased with how they turned out. While I…  This Loofah plant is really loved by the pollinating insects. It attracts all kinds of Bees, Butterflies, Ants, and Wasps (not too many of these fortunately). The Ants that are attracted to this plant are not Fire Ants, and don’t appear to be very aggressive. I need to investigate what type of Ants these are. …  I went back out today to take more pictures of the Wildflowers. I figured if I got lucky, I’d get some nice Butterfly shots, and if I really got lucky, I’d get some Hummingbird pictures as well. Well, I got lucky! These might be some of my most favorite pictures I’ve ever taken. This is…  Most of the Sunflowers in the field had already bloomed, but of the few that were not done blooming there were a variety of insects attracted to them. In this picture is a huge Carpenter Bee on a Sunflower. Here’s a close up shot of a Carpenter Bee covered in pollen.  These guys are all over the place. I’m not sure what situation(s) (weather, plants, nest) has contributed to these being so prevalent, but there are a ton of them flying around the backyard the last couple of weeks. From what I read, they build their nests in dead wood, bamboo, or “wood dwellings” (i.e., houses). … |
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