It’s not every day that you see a giant swarm of BEES in downtown Portland – but that’s precisely what happened last Thursday!

 

To the surprise of pedestrians along Congress Street, thousands of bees were seen (and heard!) swarming in and around a METRO bus shelter. While some onlookers fled in terror, others watched in awe as the “bee tornado” swirled above the sidewalk.

 

As luck would have it, our very own downtown police cadet, Katie Bertin , was patrolling the area on foot…