Mallard Drake

Mallard Drake

I saw this drake nearly every day during the spring.  I have not seen him recently.  His mate probably had a nest nearby and when the young could fly, they left.  I did not see his mate.  The nest could have been in the frog pond or the main pond.

Mallard Drake

I enjoyed seeing him.

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Amethyst

Amethyst

Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO₂) and owes its violet color to irradiation, iron impurities (in some cases in conjunction with transition element impurities), and the presence of trace elements, which result in complex crystal lattice substitutions.^[1][2][3] The hardness of the mineral is the same as quartz, thus it is suitable for use in jewelry.

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Amethyst

I read that this semiprecious gem is supposed to protect its owner from intoxication.  It is the birth stone for February.

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Dot-tailed Whiteface

Dot-tailed Whiteface Male

The dot-tailed whiteface is a small dragonfly with a length of 1 to 1¹/₅ inches (25 to 38 mm). It is distinguished by the mostly black body, small black basal wing spots, black legs, and white face. Male dot-tailed whitefaces have one yellow spot on the dorsal side of the abdomen. Female dot-tailed whitefaces have multiple yellow spots along the dorsal side of the abdomen and the last yellow spot is large and square shaped. There is also a small yellow stripe along the lateral edge in the middle of the abdomen. In both sexes, the abdomen has been known to fade when they age.

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Dot-tailed Whiteface Male

I saw these out at what seemed to me an early time this year.  We have lots of these.

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Western Honey Bees

Western Honey Bee

I have long wondered what the bees are after on the lily-pad leaves.  Did I mention that I have seen them fall or walk off a leaf, "swim" back to the leaf and crawl back on?

Western Honey Bee

I wonder what they seek on the surface of the leaf.

It is good that we are seeing them again this year.

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