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Backyard Butterfly

This little guy was flitting about around our deck one day last week. The wind was blowing…not storm-like, but hard enough to make him work very determinedly at flying from blossom to blossom. (I say him because he has large, brightly colored spots and a small area of blue. Of course, I could be wrong.) I watched him for several minutes and then went inside to fetch my camera. When I returned and stood next to the planter, he darted away which was easy given the steady breeze. But, I guessed he was obsessed with this particular plant and so I just stood still, camera pointed and waited. Less than a minute later he came back, intent on getting to that same flower. From just a few feet away he looked like he was solid black and with blue highlights and smaller vibrant circles of orange and yellow. But when I got closer, much closer, I could see that he’s covered in pollen, like tiny dots of gold.

Diversity of pollinators keeps nature alive and vibrant. Same with humans…