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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Happy New Year!
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Iceland awaits the Yule Lads
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World Migratory Bird Day
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World Rainforest Day
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Pandas pucker up for International Kissing Day
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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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Pont dArcole over the Seine river, Paris, France
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Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
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Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
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Summer solstice
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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Chapel on the rock
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Happy International Day of Forests!
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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A picture-perfect day on Trillium
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Celebrating the first day of spring
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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World Bee Day
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
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It s ∞ Day!
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Summertime in Alaska
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Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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Arches National Park, Utah
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