What's not to love ...

... About the blue-banded bees.  Only ... I hate my camera.  Not having a viewfinder, and not being able to see what's in the frame, added to which in bright sunlight you can't see a thing anyway ... added to which my glasses go almost black in bright sun.  It's a complete miracle I managed to get anything at all.  Of course, added to which they don't stay still for more than a nano-second.

These solitary native bees fascinate me.  They used to call me the bee-lady.  Those were the days.