wool carder bee on the lavender bush
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I spotted the first wool carder bee of the year on the patio!
It flew to every lavender whorl on a blossoming lavender plant.
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Diligently collecting nectar from the entire plant.
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In this image, at the very top, in the center, you see the wool carder bee flying away.