As Pollinator Week kicks off today, we"re in Colombia witnessing what appears to be a faceoff between two pollinators. On one side, you have the bee, which takes the title as the best-known pollinator. But birds—like this lovely empress brilliant hummingbird—are excellent pollinators as well. And so are bats, beetles, and other critters that can also move pollen from plant to plant to aid pollination, giving us fruits, seeds, and the next generation of plants. So shall we call this a draw, fellas?
Birds and bees, and why they re so important
Today in History
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
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Hoisting a flag for seafarers
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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Buildings on Grand-Place Square in Brussels, Belgium
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Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
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Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
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Mountain goats
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Time to count some birds
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In praise of the old…the very old
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Flamenco dancers
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Manatee Awareness Month
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It’s surströmming time
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Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach
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An uncommonly cool critter
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Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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March of the flowers
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Mardi Gras flower power
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Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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Midsummer in Sweden
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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Maya site of Copán
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Travel Sunday: San Francisco
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International Whale Shark Day
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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World Water Day
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Happy St. Patricks Day!
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
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Happy Valentines Day!
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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World Parrot Day
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
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