Common yarrow, Lake Berryessa

My camera finds spring wildflowers almost irresistible; and it’s always a delightful surprise for me to notice small insects going about their business among the petals. A lot of the time I don’t even realize the bugs are there until I’m going through the images on my computer at home. Most of these photos are flowers seen recently at Lake Berryessa, but I’ve also included a couple of other locations. I’ve tried to identify the flowers when I could — but no insect id’s. Sorry! (Click any image for a closer look.)

Ithuriel spear

California butterweed AKA ragwort, Boggs Lake Nature Preserve

Twining snake lily

Gold nugget

Keck’s checkerbloom

Yerba santa, Cache Creek Canyon Regional Park