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We tolerate a few wild flowers in our garden, for the sake of the insect life. I was photographing insects at one of them, a Wild Carrot, when I became aware of a handsome bee on the adjacent, recently opened thistle flowers.

This individual was not only quite large but had a distinctive pattern of white hairs on its abdomen (first image). White hairs, yes, but that hairless black area and shape were something I had not seen before.

Thistle flowers are great for attracting bees but they have their heads buried deep down in them for so much of the time that getting shots is difficult. Showing details in another challenge, as the bees tend to be covered in pollen, as is the case here.

At the time, I though it was possibly another type of bee which resembled a Bumble Bee. However, I now know that it is a Bombus. B. campestris is very variable as to hair colour, specially the males, but I think this is a female. It may be significant that I saw only the one individual and only on that day.

EM-1, Kiron 105, f16, twin RC TTL flash, hand-held.

Harold



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Aug 13, 2016 at 12:54 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Bombus campestris on Thistle


Gorgeous set Harold. Love 2 and 3.

Birdie



Aug 13, 2016 at 01:15 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Bombus campestris on Thistle


Very well done Harold. I like the pollen ~ Ron


Aug 13, 2016 at 07:16 AM
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surfnron wrote:
Very well done Harold. I like the pollen ~ Ron


Thanks, Ron.

Harold



Aug 14, 2016 at 03:07 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Bombus campestris on Thistle


#3 is AMAZING.


Aug 14, 2016 at 04:48 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Bombus campestris on Thistle


Love the detail. The second photo definitely stands out to me.


Aug 16, 2016 at 11:26 AM
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Don Ferrario wrote:
#3 is AMAZING.


JSaun wrote:
Love the detail. The second photo definitely stands out to me.


Thanks both of you.

Harold



Aug 20, 2016 at 06:38 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Bombus campestris on Thistle


Fascinating, colorful and quite bee-u-ti-ful!

Thanks for posting.

--Kim



Aug 20, 2016 at 02:01 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Bombus campestris on Thistle


Capturing nature at its finest... Great job Harold


Aug 20, 2016 at 04:09 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Bombus campestris on Thistle


Wow, love your images!


Aug 20, 2016 at 09:51 PM
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wonderer wrote:
Fascinating, colorful and quite bee-u-ti-ful!
Thanks for posting.
--Kim


Thanks. If you like the colours see the Cardoon images, with better ones to come, probably tomorrow.

IndyFab wrote:
Capturing nature at its finest... Great job Harold


Thanks. I am fortunate to have a large garden and lots of time.

cjw313 wrote:
Wow, love your images!


Thanks.

Harold



Aug 21, 2016 at 01:47 AM





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