A bumblebee crawls around on a thistle flower on Friday. Various types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and La Plata County, offering a significantly higher amount and richer source of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A bumblebee crawls around on a thistle flower on Friday. Various types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and La Plata County, offering a significantly higher amount and richer source of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
A honey bee hovers above a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A honey bee hovers above a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
A honey bee crawls around on a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A honey bee crawls around on a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
An ant crawls around on a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
An ant crawls around on a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
A bumblebee crawls around on a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A bumblebee crawls around on a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A honey bee flies up to a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A honey bee flies up to a thistle flower on Friday. Different types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and in La Plata County, offering a significant higher, richer amount of nectar and pollen than flowers for insects and birds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride