The bees and the birds

A honey bee forages on a flowering wild plum tree growing along the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Sunday, March 7, 2021. The spring blossoms on the tree attract insects searching for nectar and birds hunting for insects.

A yellow-rumped warbler forages for insects while perched on the branches of a nearby flowering wild plum tree along the Umpqua River.