yellow

Not everything that buzzes and has yellow striped will sting, or (even can sting). Yellow stripy flying things come in a huge of sizes, shapes and temperaments.

I have been stung by a bumble bee, but mostly they only care about the flowers.

this little bee can't even sting people.

this nest of paper wasps has been slowly growing and needs some caution. (Don't hit their babies with a stick). I leave them alone, and they leave me alone.

There is no more caterpillar frass dropping from the trees now. All those caterpillars are pulpating now the leaves are dried up (instead of eating them, they now hide behind them)

my three hummingbird feeders are being filled daily as these hyperactive Napoleons battle over who gets to sit where.

datura flowers open at night. Bizarrely, you can see the shadows of trapped bees inside. Prevailing wisdom is the honeysuckle scent attracts sphinx moths, but these domestic bees were pretty excited to get to the blooms too, and there was lots of them.

this morning a bird hit our front window and is sitting stunned outside. Best to leave it alone it is hard to not try to help but the experts say they recover best if left quiet and calm.