Pollinators

Sharing the story of Poly Pupa, who had a helping human hand, prompted a second mystery for a curious naturalist.

You’ve probably seen the mature form of a rat-tailed maggot without even realizing it. You likely mistook the hover fly, a prolific pollinator, for a bee.

Find some time soon to celebrate the ground-nesting peaceable pollinators.

Little bits of nature were flying through the air, and I was bound by the Nature Nerd’s creed to investigate.

Many types of butterflies are out and about right now, visiting a wide variety of flowers that at this time of year includes thistles, asters and goldenrods.