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T4 appears to be yellow
Photos by Tina Tong

Start time: 10:13AM, 78F, overcast.
End time: 11:55PM, 82F, partly cloudy.

Mating couple. They stayed still together on the ground for quite awhile, but would also fly around still attached and land again.

Another female emerging from her nest (just an inch or two away from several other nest holes).

Emerging from her nest.

Female Anthophorula nitens foraging in a Calochortus splendens lily.

Some of the flowers ( Pholistoma auritum) had these bees resting inside.

San Diego County, California, US

This bee was really big

I don't think it's the right species but I don't have any better suggestions.

Game camera

First time in my yard!! =)

Very territorial over a stretch of the trail about 6 to 8 ft long. Seen foraging briefly on Spanish clover.

Same location as yesterday @selwnq

ID confirmed by Dr. Michael Orr.

ID confirmed by Dr. Michael Orr.

ID confirmed by Dr. Michael Orr.

ID confirmed by Dr. Michael Orr.
First mainland record of endemic San Clemente Island bee.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-great-bee-quest.htm

https://osf.io/c53ts/

A. cerasifolii?

Bee on Phacelia along the Oakzanita Trail

Landed in several ares, attempting to dig under small rocks or sand clusters. Never entered a burrow. Video of behavior here: https://youtu.be/AdO7kuURNpI
Onagrandrena?

Found in mariposa lily flower. Bit soggy from rain.

On Black Sage

Bee foraging on sea dahlia. 30 minutes later, the bee was resting on a petal. Small in size (last photo for scale).

Tarantula hawk dragging spider around. Video at my website: https://video.wixstatic.com/video/a56887_155b74eeb77842aab62d541ed2f594c5/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

I have a lot more pictures. Let me know if a different angle is needed for ID.

C. cockerelli?
Quite a few of them on patch of heliotrope.

two males, one female

on dry vegetation

Found along roadside in patch of grape vines and wild sweet potato vines at Cedar Glen Nature Preserve.

On Salvia mellifera

Kelbaker Road, San Bernardino County, California

What a weird bee.

Another tiny thing! Glad no one walked by while I was laying down across the trail to take these shots :)

Found on prairie willow.

Lots of these bees coming in and out of the holes in this bank

At least two individuals seen hovering around. Always around the same plant
Cordylanthus rigidus
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29407782

Visiting Salvia gregii