A beautiful insect; that's all I'm sure of. When I look at the pahes in my field guides dedicated to bees, wasps, bee-like wasps and wasp-like bees, I get dizzy. For me it's a lot like looking at little-brown-birds-that-all-look-alike. At first I thought it might be a Cuckoo Bee, then I switched to Golden Digger Wasp, then I gave up. I don't have enough entomology knowledge or guidebooks to go further. But it was a beautiful sight, the colors contrasting with the light purple of the Spearmint blossoms. My short walk along the dam that creates the pond revealed a number of other interesting sights that I'll post soon. Lots of Tansy, for instance, but no Assassin Bugs and other insects I'm used to seeing on Tansy. I think I might have got one good photo of a Skipper on Tansy, though. I'll sort through what I have and post a few. It was a busy morning as I also drove up to the PCT crossing on LaPorte Road and gave my son and daughter-in-law a a ride back to Quincy after their hike from the Highway 49 crossing. Got some good photos near Nelson Creek.
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Right after taking this photo I found some ripe blackberries and indulged a few.
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