Busy Bumblebee !!
Bumblebees are social insects that are characterized by black and yellow body hairs, often in bands.
However, some species have orange or red on their bodies, or may be entirely black. Another obvious (but not unique) characteristic is the soft nature of the hair (long, branched setae), called pile, that covers their entire body, making them appear and feel fuzzy. They are best distinguished from similarly large, fuzzy bees by the form of the female hind leg, which is modified to form a corbicula; a shiny concave surface that is bare, but surrounded by a fringe of hairs used to transport pollen (in similar bees, the hind leg is completely hairy, and pollen grains are wedged into the hairs for transport).
Like their relatives the honey bees, bumblebees feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young.
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Northof40
Cool shot…..
KMorral
Great capture. Lovely focus
Tracey McKenzie
LOVE IT ! Wonderful capture
digitalmidge
Wow this is a gorgeous photo, the angle is amazing, well done Jon ;-)
Stormygirl
WOW, great shot, WOW!
brian pendrey
stunning shot
Yool
Love that little bum…he/she is too cute.
Amazing shot very clean and well presented.
cherokee
fantastic
Jim Robertson
Stunning capture Jon. Well done.
Lucindawind
oh this is great how you captured him in mid air :) fantastic my friend !
Mel Spittall
WOW!!! amazing!! awsome capture :)
Ashley Schneider
Fabulous! Wonderful timing!
Cheri McEachin
Lovely comp here..:)
Vertasual
Stunning :D
eXposure
beautiful capture …
lovely title
Lena Prehn
wow. . brilliant shot! ! !
Mui-Ling Teh
Amazing you could get a shot of it in flight; the move fast don’t they? And that fuzzy rear end is kinda cute lol.
Carol Lewsley
wow an amazing shot
thelotuspress
lovely composition
LYN EVANS
Excellent capture
Lois Bryan
This is SUPER!!!! I LOVE it!!! Gorgeous!!!
SandraRos
Beautiful, perfectly beautiful ! ! !
jdmphotography
Nancy Polanski
I’m very much attracted to this image! I love the subject, the color, the background glow, the contrast of the green against the BG, and the flowers/foliage themselves. And of course that bee…casually going about his business, unaware of the camera and seemingly unaware of the beauty surrounding him. Love, love, love this! (Did I mention the great depth of field?)
jdmphotography replied
Thank you so much Nancy for that stunning and wonderful review on this little guy and my work such lovely and kind comments thanks again for everything also the fav and the watch ! ............. (-;
JuliaWright
Great work, beautiful
jdmphotography replied
Thank you Julia for your kind comments on Busy Bumblebee !! ... (-;
J.K. York
in-flight bee shots are not easy. i love the flowers and fauna. beautiful work.
jdmphotography replied
Thank you J.K for your wonderful comments so appreciated! .......
Ritva Ikonen
This image is amazing! Love the composition and DOF. Bumblebees are so cute! I always take them carefully out if I found them in the house. This shot really makes me smile. Instant fav!
jdmphotography replied
Hi Ritva I have two fav insects the cute and fuzzy Bumblebee and the butterfly I also take care in removing them from the house back into the garden they will never sting unless totally threatened this would be there very last sting as they know they would simply die ! .............. Thank you for all your amazing comments your very kind …..... (-;
Colleen Battis...
WOW!
jdmphotography replied
A wow is certainly all I need thank you colleen ! ................ (-;
lcbirder
I loove this shot!
jdmphotography replied
Thank you lcbirder for your kind comments on Busy Bumblebee !! ... (-;
Hannah Fenton-...
This placed in the TOP TEN
In a challenge in Bee and wasp passions
jdmphotography replied
That’s really awesome Hannah Thank you and all that voted ! ........... (-:
jesika
Lovely capture
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jdmphotography replied
Hay’ thanks for the comments …….. (-;
SandraRos
jdmphotography replied
Hay’ Sandra thats wonderful news thank you so much for the feature in such a awesome group ! ........... (-:
Marie Sharp
ViktoryiaN
Fantastic!!! Makes a great card!