WaBA Xylocopa caught in Richland by @janeabel, given to me for Washington Bee Atlas. She thought she might have seen another one and will watch for more of them. It could not fly.
We think maybe they are nesting in this fence which is coming apart.
More found, see:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206721418
New plants growing out of a pile of dumped garden waste
I'm not totally sure about the ID. Or is this spearleaf? Any help would be appreciated.
Tall agoseris, Agoseris X elata. According to the Jepson eFlora, this is a hybrid