My daughter and I are on a short working vacation in the Nebraska Sandhills this week, so I don’t have much time to write. Instead, here are two of my favorite photos from my trip to the Niobrara Valley Preserve last week.
Prickly poppy (Argemone polyanthemos) at the Niobrara Valley Preserve.
A metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon splendens) feeds on purple prairie clover, displaying its long tongue. (thanks to Mike Arduser for identifying this)
The Prairie Ecologist 