Tribe Eucerini – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Common Sunflower Photos

By Mia McPherson|August 21st, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Common Sunflowers, Utah|Tags: bee, bees, Blister Beetle, blooming, blooms, blossoms, Cantharidin, Common Green Bottle Fly, Common Sunflower, European Skipper, Flesh Fly, flies, flowering, fly, Helianthus annuus, hugs, Long-horned Bee, Lucilia sericata, marsh, midge, midges, native, Sarcophagidae, skipper, skipper butterflies, skippers, summer, sunflower, sunflowers, Thymelicus lineola, Tribe Eucerini, wetlands, wildflowers, yellow wildflowers, Zonitis sayi|

This morning I wanted to share my recent Common Sunflower photos from Bear River MBR and some of the insects that pollinate these native wildflowers.

World Bee Day 2022

By Mia McPherson|May 20th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Great Basin Bumble Bees, Long-horned Bees, Midges, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: bee, bees, bloom, blooming, blossom, Bombus centralis, bumble bee, bumble bees, Common Sunflower, Great Basin Bumble Bee, Helianthus annuus, Long-horned Bee, Longhorn Bee, marsh, midges, native, Tribe Eucerini, wildflower, wildflowers, yellow wildflowers|

May 20th is World Bee Day and I am sharing a photo of two native bees this morning. The Great Basin Bumble Bee and the Long-horned Bee. Native bees are important pollinators.

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.