This critter was pretty well hidden in a small pocket between the base of a swamp milkweed leaf and the stem. ID apps think its some kind of leafcutter bee, but I was unable to get a view of it that would give me more confidence in the ID.
A #leafcutter#bee takes his/her piece of leaf, cut from a rose leaf in the garden, into a hollow log in the #stumpery . It is so rewarding to see the wildlife utilising my garden! @HampshireKarin@Buglife
This morning I went for my first walk along the #Meewasin this year - after covid ravaged me in the spring, my energy levels were far too low. And it was a good morning! Lots of good photos.
First up - slightly out of focus, but I'm still chuffed about catching a merlin flying rapidly overhead.
I am unique and beautiful. Even if all my mates wonder why I don't look like them. Some laugh because I look so dishevelled.
I am proud of it: a #leafcutter#bee chose me to saw my #flower for a magnificiently coloured nest for her offspring.