Couldn't ask for a better combo on a cool Spring morning.

Up close and personal...just the way I like it!

My first bee shot of the Spring. There's this lavender flower bed up at Sunland Park that's just going into bloom, and there's mega species of the insectoid variety that take full advantage of this beautiful windfall. Not bad state of affairs for both the critters and my camera!

A common blackbird with a beakful of delectable bumbles....hot afternoon but with bounty like this it's worth braving the elements!

Seems this little bumble loved the taste of his late afternoon nosh.

Cordia rickseckeri blooms, honeybee

Lignum vitae flower (Guaiacum officinale) being polinated.

Caught this critter whilst snapping a few butterflies in Sunland Park. Not sure what sort of wasp it is....

An eensy version of a critter I shot awhile back, a Green Lynx spider setting up shop in the same exact spot I snapped his papa in. Cute lil guy, huh?

..but it sure helps you hide from other critters! An eensy Green Lynx Spider trying to blend in a bit whilst looking for lunch.

FINALLY! My first somewhat successful bee in hover mode! And here I thought that hummingbirds were hard to catch in mid air...them little feathery bullets are child's play compared to these buzzy little fellas! Granted it's a bit soft but I kinda like that creamy effect..gives it a rather unworldly feel to it, especially with those sumptuous Minolta colors.

I know this is a pretty lousy quality shot, but the fact that this is one pretty unique colored bee kinda outweighs the technical crappiness of the picture. A bee with GREEN EYES? And dig them stripes....think this little fluke of Nature? Nuh-UH! Just found out that this is actually a Long Horned Bee and supposedly pretty common round SoCal. Cool, ain't it?