#redlegged

[coffeenuts]

[usgsbiml]

From one of the coastal National Parks in St. John's County in Florida comes a lovely red-legged Lasioglossum tarponense.  

I think of this species as a sand specialist...living in the Florida scrubby sand coastal pine matrix that forms an important part of the natural matrix of the region behind the sand dunes.   Not many records in the national databases, but this species can occur by the 100s in some areas even though it barely escapes Florida.    

I think you would want these as pets if they were just a bit bigger.

[quickwitter]

Red-Legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Los Angeles California Plumage ornate and handsome, with red bull, white throat, black streaked necklace, boldly barred flanks. Also called French Partridge. Native of Europe where it is bred for shooting and sold/eaten as game. #redleggedpartridge #alectorisrufa #frenchpartridge #bird #animal #©lauraquick #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #lazoo #aviary #europe #partridge #redlegged https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Gw9lNHki9/?igshid=1ouue20dvpnnx

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Perdiz roja by Antonio Lorenzo Terrés Alectoris rufa Red-legged Partridge Parque natural de El Hondo https://flic.kr/p/2enHj8x