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Gray-headed coneflower. I called it a drooping coneflower for years.

July 26, 2018
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I love watching damselflies dance among the flowers.

I love watching damselflies dance among the flowers.

Honey bees taking a little time off.

Honey bees taking a little time off.

A lovely display at the Water’s Edge Nature Center near Algona, Iowa.

A lovely display at the Water’s Edge Nature Center near Algona, Iowa.

It might resemble a honey bee, but it’s a drone fly.

It might resemble a honey bee, but it’s a drone fly.

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