Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) doing its strange cauliflory thing. I planted three in my front yard and for the next several weeks people will stop in awe and ask what species it is. When possible, I try to have small potted seedlings on hand to give to them. #trees #swarthmore #redbud #fabaceae #botany #cercis #cauliflory
Bird of the Day — Black-capped Chickadee. Kansas, yesterday
Hey, Sweetie!
It is redbud season in Oklahoma
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 27, 2025
This tree planted itself
Not yet on my web server, so if I forget I have already posted it then you will see it again as a photo of the day after I put it on my web server.
EOS R5, EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM, F/13, 1/235 second, ISO 250, manual focus, handheld
The piece explores how #redbud trees, increasingly common in Toronto due to their popularity with gardeners and a warming climate, are popular with our native #bees but this includes the Eastern carpenter bee (whose range is also expanding with climate change) which comes into conflict with home owners when it drills nests in wood.
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For #PollinatorWeek my ‘Redbud and the Bees’ #multimedia piece (#linocut #woodcut #printmaking #collage) explores how #redbud trees, are increasingly common in Toronto due to their popularity with gardeners and a warming climate. They are popular with our native #bees but this includes the Eastern carpenter bee (whose range is also expanding with climate change) …
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#pollinators #sciart #insects #biodiversity #climateChange #carpenterbees #leafcutterbee #masonbees #Toronto #MastoArt
