I think I even saw one with white pollen clinging to its hind leg. I want to believe that these are stingless bees... yes bees, there were two of them, maybe three. They were foraging on the tiny flowers of the cilantro... or parsley...
I have observed one bee foraged for about 20 minutes then left. There was no activity around the cilantro for at least 5 - 10 minutes, then the bees returned. This pattern probably occurred throughout the day. I started watching the bees come and go late in the morning. At 4 pm, bees are still visiting the cilantro. There are new flower buds forming, so I guess the bees will be visiting for a few more days. I hope I can get a good close up shot tomorrow. I tried using the burst shot mode, but the camera sacrificed picture resolution for speed and so I did not get any good picture of bees carrying some pollen.
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