Prickly Pear Pollinator is a photograph by Douglas Taylor which was uploaded on April 21st, 2022.
Prickly Pear Pollinator
A Cactus Bee (Diadasia rinconis) is embracing the stigma of a Long-Spined Prickly Pear (Opuntia macrocentra) cactus flower in the Tucson Mountains... more
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Title
Prickly Pear Pollinator
Artist
Douglas Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
Description
A Cactus Bee (Diadasia rinconis) is embracing the stigma of a Long-Spined Prickly Pear (Opuntia macrocentra) cactus flower in the Tucson Mountains west of Tucson, Arizona. This cactus is typically the first of the prickly pears to bloom in spring with its small but distinctive, red centered flower.
This photograph was made the very first day these cactus began to bloom in 2022, and immediately both the Cactus Bee and other Sweat Bees were feeding and pollinating these beautiful flowers. In researching the identity of this particular bee I discovered that there are over 1,300 different species of bees in the State of Arizona. My thanks to the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum for their assistance in identifying this insect.
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April 21st, 2022
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Comments (7)
VIVA Anderson
Gorgeous, 'showy' beautiful, lovely amazing capture!! voted: THE SUMMER OF THE FUZZY BUZZY , :)VIVA
Jane M Dahl
Beautiful colors in this. I love the purple tones against the yellow blossom. L/F Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you very much for your kind compliment, Jane. I will always appreciate your awesome support.
Robert Bales
Very bright and beautiful, Douglas!! LFTw
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you, Robert! It almost can't help but be bright under the blazing Arizona sun.
VIVA Anderson
P.s. I love the beautiful buds, harbingers of their blooms to ‘be’. Lovely photography 🙏
VIVA Anderson
Such exquisite natural beauty, .Douglas. You are such a fine, dedicated photographer/naturalist , and thank you for your knowledgeable description, too. Kudos, as usual, compliments, and thank you!! fav, VIVA
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you for your enthusiastic compliment, VIVA! Your words are most appreciated here.
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