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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Juneteenth
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Let the harvest begin
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Burchells zebras for International Zebra Day
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Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
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It s tree-climbing season
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Women s History Month
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National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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Surf s up—Down Under
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Four little birds sitting in a tree…
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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Tafilalet oasis in Morocco
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
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Burrowing owls
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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Everglades National Park, Florida
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Protecting endangered giants
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Make way for robots
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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Burrowing owls
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Over and under the delta
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Marshland, Gloucester, MA
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Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
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Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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Its Halfway Day!
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Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
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The Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria
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