Saturday, August 29, 2009

Busy Bees near the Honey House

I was taking a walk with my boys one morning, when we found some bees gathering pollen from some little flowers near the road. The bees were interesting colors, so I decided to see if I could get a nice picture of them.

The first bee had a bright, almost-metallic green body. Just check out the pollen he is toting around on his legs! If you click on the photo you can see the pollen dusting his body as well.

I thought the rust-colored band on this bee was interesting. He seemed quite a bit larger than the other bees, and the flowers almost nodded down when he landed on them.

I was really happy with these macros! What do you think of them? Bee Honest!

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11 comments:

  1. CarlettaAugust 30, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    I hope everyone enlarges them - excellent macros!

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  2. JayAugust 31, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    'Bee honest!' LOL!

    OK, I will! I love them, particularly the second - such beautiful colours!

    I love insects anyway, so it's a treat for me. And yes, I did enlarge!

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  3. ChasityAugust 31, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    Great pics! I can't remember the last time I stopped to notice the pollen. :)

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  4. LadynredAugust 31, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    I love the 2nd pic too. Beautiful bee!
    http://cookandbaking.com/?p=336&cpage=1#comment-839

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  5. JenAugust 31, 2009 at 11:25 AM

    Wow, you take such awesome are daring photos.

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  6. ValerieAugust 31, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    Isn't the pollen on the legs freaky! Nice job!

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  7. Carolyn FordAugust 31, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    The bees and the flowers are unusual to me! Beautiful photos!

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  8. Izzy, Emmy 'N AlexanderAugust 31, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    Cool, very pretty!! I've never seen bees like this before!

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  9. Mamí♥PictureSeptember 1, 2009 at 6:55 AM

    Wow that is so pretty!
    buzzzzzzzzzz....

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  10. UnknownSeptember 1, 2009 at 6:17 PM

    I love the bright green!

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  11. EG CameraGirlSeptember 2, 2009 at 7:09 AM

    I think it's fascinating that there are so many different bees.

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