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