Two crops of the same photo taken on a quick walk around the block…

Two crops of the same photo taken on a quick walk around the block. I really like the landscape crop showing the fiery skipper as it flies from one flower to the next…but after I cropped it, I noticed the bee also flying in the foreground of the original, and I just had to find a way to keep them both in the frame and still draw attention to them.

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An orange butterfly flying over iceplant flowers.

An orange butterfly and a bee flying over iceplant flowers.

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Skipper Close-Up (iNat)

Realized this isn’t iceplant. INat suggests it’s in the Kleinia genus, but I’m not sure beyond that.

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Follow-up: The plant is Blue Chalksticks.

Final Landing Approach! Another shot from the hike at the marsh preserve earlier this month….

Final Landing Approach!

Another shot from the hike at the marsh preserve earlier this month.

The flowers, apparently Matilija Poppies, had huge, flat white petals with these large yellow centers. They looked like fried eggs.

Flower observation.

More photos from the hike

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A bee approaches the yellow puff-ball center of a large, white-petaled flower.

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Oops… I realized I’ve already posted this one here. Well, I added more info this time, so at least it’s not a completely duplicate post. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

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