Just in time for the first days of spring, the Texas bluebonnets spread from sparse glimpses of blue to cover all the nearby meadows.
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| A field of Texas bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) in bloom. |
Though the bluebonnets were not yet swarmed with visitors (
the way they were last spring at the peak of their bloom), I found a variety of insects on the blossoms, including honey bees, lady beetles...
...and even large, menacing wasps.
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| A paper wasp (Polistes sp.) feeding from bluebonnet flowers. |
However, the many butterflies that also appeared with the mild spring weather were mostly attracted to another type of flower. To be continued...
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