For #WildlifeWednesday here's a Carpenter Bee digging in on some Golden Eardrops (Ehrendorferia chrysantha).
Golden Eardrops are so-called "fire followers." Their seeds lay dormant in the soil for many years until wildfire burns an area, after which they grow quickly (and tall), stabilizing the soil before slower growing shrubs take over again. Nature is cool.
Our favorite animals are deer 💛 ~ Nazaré, Portugal 🇵🇹 The name of this town and the presence of deer is not coincidental! In the second photo, the deer ducked its head before I had time to focus and take the picture. 😅
A Bird of Paradise Flower (Strelitzia reginae). I took this photo in one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world called Hortus Botanicus, which was founded in 1638 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 🇳🇱 🪴🪴🪴
Me and tins of sardines... 😆 This photo I took on my cheapest film, unfortunately in low light it resorts to golden colors, which is interesting in its own way. Canned sardines are very popular in Portugal.
A little jumper on a wild Daisy Macro (Vivo X100 Pro)
Caught this little bug chilling on a pretty purple daisy.
Macro shots from this phone feel like cheating LOL.