Photographed from about 15 ft away, then it departed before I could get a closer image.
Saw my first of the season here just a few days ago. This one decided to perch in bright sun with a dark shaded background--terrible for my little point-and-hope camera to resolve the exposure.
This seemed unusual; the plant is growing out of a small crevice in a vertical limestone bluff.
Observed this bee pollinating on UT campus at noon. Not sure what flower this is, nor if it’s a native species.
A bee was flying around the Turk’s cap flower. It seemed to feed for a little and then move again to another flower. It was cute.