Another view of the Red-banded Hairstreak, waiting for more snow or possibly ice
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Another view of the Red-banded Hairstreak, waiting for more snow or possibly ice
Male Carpenter Bees have green eyes, from last summer.
Here and gone already, have a lovely Sunday!
There were few butterflies this year but more than last year.
This is possibly a Red-banded Hairstreak, a rare visitor to my area.
Possibly Monobia quadridens, these feed on pollen and small catapillars
On Peppermint flowers
Two Bees on a Peppermint flower ( "Mentha × piperita" )!
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I missed the lovely tulips that I photographed last year at Brookside Gardens in my previous image(s) the "peppermint patch." The sleek feminine tulips I had once enjoyed in the sundial flower bed had been replaced with tulips that were also somewhat white and pink but looked almost….chewed. But after awhile I realized that in some ways, the funny tulips were more interesting to photograph than the picturesque "peppermint" tulips from last year. I hope these vicious tulips grow on you the way they way they have on me. :-)
- L.E.
P.S. I must give credit where credit is due - the title was inspired by David Thiel's "Undead Bloodsucking Orchids from Outer Space" series.
