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