pollinators – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Late Summer White-lined Sphinx Moth Images

By Mia McPherson|September 2nd, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths|Tags: adult, back view, Cleomella serrulata, covered, desert island, feeding, flight, flying, hovering, Hyles lineata, legs, moth, moths, native, nectaring, pink wildflowers, pollen, pollinators, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, summer, White-lined Sphinx Moth, wildflowers, xeriscaping|

Of the hundreds of White-lined Sphinx moth photos I took two days ago I picked three to share today of the moth feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.

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Common Sunflower, Great Basin Bumble Bee And Long-horned Bee At Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|August 21st, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Great Basin Bumble Bees, Long-horned Bees, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: bee, bees, bloom, blooming, Bombus centralis, bumble bee, bumble bees, Central Bumble Bee, Common Sunflower, Great Basin Bumble Bee, Helianthus annuus, Long-horned Bee, Longhorn Bee, pollinators, Tribe Eucerini, wildflower, wildflowers, yellow wildflowers|

When I photographed this Common Sunflower I noticed the Great Basin Bumble Bee right away then I saw the other bee and what appears to be two midges on the upper left quadrant of the flower petals.

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Beautiful Pollinators

By Mia McPherson|August 28th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Nevada Bumble Bees, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: Bombus nevadensis, bumblebee, bumblebees, Cleomella serrulata, Common Sunflower, flight, flying, Helianthus annuus, hummingbird, hummingbirds, nature photography, Nevada Bumble Bee, Nevada Bumblebee, pink wildflowers, pollination, pollinator, pollinators, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, wildlife photography, yellow wildflowers|

Yesterday the light wasn't great in the morning but I did get out to take some images an Antelope Island and there were plenty of pollinators out and about.

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Monday Medley of Bees, Moths and Hummingbirds

By Mia McPherson|August 18th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Davis County, Nevada Bumble Bees, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths, Wildflowers|Tags: Archilochus alexandri, bird photography, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Bombus nevadensis, bumblebee, bumblebees, Cleomella serrulata, desert, feeding, flight, flying, Hyles lineata, island, nature photography, Nevada Bumble Bee, Nevada Bumblebee, pollinators, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Rufous Hummingbird, scratching, Selasphorus rufus, summer, wildlife|

I've compiled a medley of images this morning of bees, moths and hummingbirds that I have photographed this past week to share this morning.

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