Inspiring people to create habitat for pollinators in urban spaces great and small. (Photography is OC unless otherwise credited)
Portland, OR
Joined August 2016
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Bees need more than just flowers! Discover how to provide nest sites and overwintering shelter from this new guide from our pollinator conservation team. buff.ly/389lh2M #bringbackthepollinators
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When we think about #pollinators, the first to pop to mind are usually bees. But #pollinators are a much broader group of animals that includes #beetles. Learn more from Candace Fallon about the importance of beetles as pollinators. buff.ly/37HWJ0G #pollinatorweek
ALT An orange-and-black striped checkered beetle foraging on yellow flowers
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Last fall a single Asian giant hornet nest was found in British Colombia and it was destroyed. A single dead individual hornet was also reported across the border in Washington state. No live giant Asian hornets have been seen in North America since.
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Small verges like this can be a lifeline for pollinating insects like this bumblebee if we #saynotothemow and say no to spraying them with weedkillers like glyphosate. Saving bees and butterflies by saving time and money. It looks better too! 🐝
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Studies have shown that 2 mason bees (specifically this bee, Osmia lignaria) can do as much pollination work as 100 honey bees in some orchards.
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While Osmia lignaria (the blue orchard bee) might be the most famous mason bee in North America, it is only one of ~150 mason bee species in this region, one of ~350 mason bee species worldwide.
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Ponds are wonderful habitats that benefit all sorts of species, but in the UK we've filled in 100,000s of them over recent decades. Having a pond - even a small one - in your garden is a fantastic way of helping wildlife!
See bit.ly/2kDr2kh
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Many British pollinating insects in decline, study shows: habitat loss, insecticides, #climatechange key culprits. Solutions include wildlife-friendly farming/gardening, growing native wildflowers, letting patches of 'weeds' grow, avoiding insecticides 🐝
bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day. A perfect day to celebrate some of North America’s green bees.
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Remember on this Pi day (3.14) that native bees are quite beneficial for many of our most favorite pies including this squash bee that probably had a hand in pollinating the pumpkins in some of your pies.
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Most of you is water. The water of your body doesn’t care about history, but it has history. To fall alongside summer lightning. To sparkle in moonlit mountain snow. To roar with an ocean’s crashing voice. To lend shape and substance to you right now. Its history is your history.
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Western California Monarch Counts are low. How can YOU help? See our Call to Action: swmonarchs.org/calltoaction.…
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Today, we celebrate the anniversary of Silent Spring’s publication, on September 27, 1962. It is also a day to reflect upon the legacy of Rachel Carson, a woman scientist, writer, and environmental activist who was, in many ways, ahead of her time. xerces.org/2018/09/27/rachel…
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A leaf-cutter bee (Megachile) shares space with a grass-carying wasp (Isodontia) in my backyard bee hotel. Isodontia hunt tree crickets and katydids.
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Not all bumble bees are gigantic, the workers of many species can be smaller than honey bees. Pictured here, a queen B. fervidus and a worker B. sylvicola.
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The other day we posted a picture of different honeybee color forms, native bees, however, come in a greater variety of sizes shapes and colors
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We're hiring! We have two new openings in our Portland, OR office - Web/Communications Coordinator and Corporate Giving Associate - check it out and apply today: xerces.org/job-opportunities…
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HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH BEES IN FLIGHT
1) Handheld DSLR natural lighting
2) Set #macro lens to f9-11, #bee & #flower in same focal plane, sharply focused against blurred background
3) Wings beat 500X per sec - set shutter to 1/2000
=> #POLLINATION GALLERY: karronlab.com/pollination-ga…
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Very proud to share the news: my @canadapostcorp bee stamps are now available! I’m SO excited to have my work on these stamps, which highlight a few of Canada’s threatened bee populations. Huge thanks to designer Andrew Perro, and Canada Post for having me illustrate these! – at Toronto, Ontario
