Summer: Insects on the Milkweed

A green-headed bee enjoys the fruit of a desert milkweed
Green-headed bee enjoys a Desert Milkweed Flower

Photo of two bees enjoying the flowers of a Desert Milkweed plant
A Pair of Brown Bees enjoy the same Desert Milkweed

Closeup of a Side-Blotched Lizard in the shadows of a Desert Milkweed
A Lizard emerges from the shadows of a Desert Milkweed

Closeup photo of a small red Milkweed Beetle on the yellow flower of a Desert Milkweed
A Milkweed Beetle Enjoys the Day

Photo of Desert Milkweed plants
Desert Milkweed, Asclepias erosa

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