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Tag Archives: valley carpenter bee
Wednesday Image Search – EE – III
Welcome to another Wednesday Image Search where I pick a string of letters or a word and share some of the images I find in an image search of the blog. Recently I completed my search for double vowels, except … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, Memories, Travel
Tagged Bees, cheese, Chicken Feet, double vowels, Ferris Wheel, Grocery, image search, mac and cheese, Shanghai, valley carpenter bee, Wednesday, word search
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Carpenter Bee with Roses
Tonight I will share some pictures of a valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa varipuncta). Here is my first glimpse of the valley carpenter bee, she is mostly hidden by the bloom. How do I know that this bee is a female? … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, California, Flowers, Nature
Tagged Bees, carpenter bee, pollinators, Rose Garden, Roses, valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta
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