I used my PlantNet app and came up with either Salvia patens Cav./Salvia guaranitica/Salvia farimacea, another better view for you
lamiaceae wrote:
Nice, my favorite Genus of California Native Flowers, Salvia. Which Salvia did you photograph, don't recognize it at that scale!
Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sp.), not regular Honey Bee, Apis mellifera. Native?
I guess I should strive for a funny to me anyway photo of a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on a Black Sage Flower (Salvia mellifera).