A bumblebee pollinating. Notice the abandoned building in the background. Taken in southeastern Nebraska
Honeybee pollinating on a prickly-pear cactus blossom
Monarch butterfly
Two monarch butterflies
A honeybee pollinates a yellow flower in Tucson.
This praying mantis stayed put for at least 20 minutes–plenty of time to photograph him.
Bee on a spreading fleabane, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona
Monarch butterfly pollinating on verbena
Monarch butterfly on a verbena
A honeybee pollinates on a sunflower.
A Monarch butterfly pollinates on a yellow lantana flower in Tucson, Arizona.
A ladybug basks in Tucson’s springtime sun atop a yellow rose.
A tarantula hawk, aka pepsis wasp; taken in the Catalina Mountains, southeastern Arizona
Not sure of the name of this butterfly, but it’s beautiful!
Butterfly in flight; taken in southeastern Nebraska
Three honeybees pollinate on yellow flowers at Ski Valley, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona.
A honeybee pollinates on a golden poppy about to bloom. Taken just after a spring rain in Tucson, AZ
Butterfly on orchids
A honeybee comes in for a landing!
Tropical butterfly
Honeybee on a yellow rose; taken at the Rose Garden in Tucson, Arizona
Honeybee on yellow snapdragons
Owl butterfly
A honeybee pollinates on a Bird-of-Paradise flower.
Two bees pollinating on a beautiful flower; taken at Reid Park, Tucson, Arizona
Monarch butterfly
Black, red, and white tropical butterfly
Notice the tail on the mantis; apparently, they have emotions, too!
A bumblebee pollinating; taken in southeastern Nebraska
Honeybee on a bird-of-paradise
Two honeybees pollinating a yellow rose
A moth on some yellow verbena
Spring pollination in Tucson
A grasshopper on a thistle. Photo taken near Ashland, Nebraska
An unidentified insect rests on a beautiful yellow rose.
Can you find all three insects/butterflies in this photo?
Notice the two spiders and a web off to the right.
This monarch butterfly graces the orange flower with his “V” look and his shadow.
Honeybee on thistle; taken in southeastern Arizona in one-point color
Tropical butterfly
Monarch on verbena
A honeybee pollinates on a beautiful, deep red rose.
Golden orb weaver spider; taken in southeastern Nebraska
One-point version of a monarch on a lavender flower
Pollinating honeybees on a yellow rose, Tucson, Arizona
Orange-and-black tropical butterfly
Monarch butterfly
Taken at Tucson’s Rose Garden in Reid Park
Bee on yellowbells
Thistle pollination. This photo was taken near Ashland, Nebraska.
Taken at the Rose Garden in Reid Park in Tucson
The dragonflies were very cooperative on this photo shoot; this was taken during the “golden hour” at the Rose Garden in Tucson’s Reid Park.
Monarch butterfly on lavender flower
A monarch in McDonald Park, Tucson, Arizona
A butterfly resting quietly on a pink rose
Honeybee on beautiful thistle in Madera Canyon, southeastern Arizona
A bee pollinates on a soft-pink rose.
Three critters on this sunflower. Photo taken near Adams, Nebraska
Kissing beetle on a rose in the Rose Garden at Reid Park in Tucson
Tropical butterfly