04-AUG-2018
Bumble bee (Bombus)
Nectaring on thistle flowers. Although not a native plant, these flowers attract many insects, as well as birds such as goldfinches which eat the seeds.
04-AUG-2018
Monarda fistulosa
A native monards growing in the butterfly meadow and also in the pollinator beds, where these ones were photographed.
04-AUG-2018
Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
A common species, native to Eurasia, here on queen anne's lace, another non-native, but one that attracts numerous insects such as bees and butterflies as well as many others.
