October 16, 2021

This is a Western Honey Bee

Sitting on a Fourvalve Mimosa

In addition to bees, 

Butterflies will seize

Pollen from the plant like Hector Barbossa.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://www.fnps.org/plant/mimosa-strigillosa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Barbossa

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson