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| Gulf fritillary sipping nectar on bottlebrush bloom |
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| Pollen-seeking bee on bottlebrush bloom |
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| A hummingbird rests on a bottlebrush branch in between nectar-gathering trips |
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| Red-on-red - A male cardinal enjoys the sweet taste of nectar |
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Bottlebrush tree provides fly-by feast
Our bottlebrush tree (Calistemon viminalis) is flowering again and what a wildlife magnet it is. All day long butterflies, bees and birds fly in and out of the sticky red blooms to sip nectar and gather pollen.
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