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Day: 5 August 2016

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Aleutian bees

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Post date August 5, 2016
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Gorging in nectar, dusted in pollen

4 August 2016.

Yesterday we had another successful and breathtaking day collecting monkeyflowers in Unalaska. Here are some pictures, including some bees pollinating flowers in the Aleutians.

Herring spotter taking shelter in a bay behind the hotel

WWII bunker guarding Dutch Harbor

Crab shell

Crab traps stretching along Dutch Harbor

Crab traps pile high into the sky

Roger doing macro photography

Viejo lobo de mar

Warning sign

Josh and Jannice captivated by monkeyflowers

Clonality is a mean form of propagation in Aleutian Mimulus

Gorging in nectar, dusted in pollen

Red pollen baskets

Waterfall in Icy Lake

Red leaves in Icy Lake

Partners

Fluffy seed heads in the bog

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Going Home August 14, 2016
The Kenai Peninsula August 14, 2016
Back On Track August 14, 2016
The Accident August 11, 2016
Last leg of the Trip: Driving along the Matanuska River August 11, 2016
Dried Plants and The Rat August 10, 2016
Aleutian bees August 5, 2016
Dutch Harbor August 4, 2016
Langsdorff Trail August 3, 2016