Your legume with the bees is partridge pea. It's a native prairie flower that thrives in disturbed soil. I've seen them growing in lots of bison wallows. Quail like the seeds. The other flowers are wild petunia and ironweed -also native to Iowa prairies.
You could probably contact Stantec to find out who's studying bats with that acoustic data logger. I've had a couple students work for them doing bat research around wind turbines.
The plant in the video=partridge pea. It’s cheery and nice to bees and other pollinators
Thanks for your comments!
Hi Bob,
Your legume with the bees is partridge pea. It's a native prairie flower that thrives in disturbed soil. I've seen them growing in lots of bison wallows. Quail like the seeds. The other flowers are wild petunia and ironweed -also native to Iowa prairies.
You could probably contact Stantec to find out who's studying bats with that acoustic data logger. I've had a couple students work for them doing bat research around wind turbines.
Thanks Pete!
Iowa summer!
I'm so glad to have discovered your column, I'll be following! I love Nature and native plants and insects.