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Photo of the Week – May 3, 2019

Over the last few weeks, I’ve taken quite a few photos that haven’t really fit into blog posts, but are still worth sharing. Here are a few of those miscellaneous images.

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This plains garter (Thamnophis radix) was cruising through our backyard on a warm spring day a couple weeks ago.
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Prairie dandelion (Nothocalais cuspidata) is a native perennial wildflower, unlike the less popular (but still valuable) dandelion that was introduced from Europe. This plant was at Gjerloff prairie.
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This little bug was apparently feeding on prairie dandelion, or at least crawling around enough to incidentally collect some pollen.
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Like most spring wildflowers, scarcity makes each prairie dandelion blossom pretty popular to foraging pollinator insects, including this green sweat bee.
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This handsome prairie violet (Viola pedatifida) was blooming at our family prairie last week.

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