ID: very small green bee

paddler4

Anyone know what this is? I saw several in my garden today. They are small, maybe 6-8 mm in length. I had a very hard time capturing one. It was a windy day, and the tall echinea they were eating were moving erratically. They are skittish enough that I could not get one to stay put while I grabbed the flower's stem.

paddler4

I figured it out: a sweat bee. Hadn't noticed any of this species in our garden before.

Lord Vetinari

Lovely capture- was going to say one of the sweat bees.
Brian V.

DeVil

Beautiful bee

paddler4

Thanks! There were three of them, and I thought they were amazing, so I ran in, assembled my gear, and ran back out, despite the stiff wind.