Maneuvering to Pollen. Colletes sp., Mining Bee, on Painter's Sorrow, Saxifraga umbrosa, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
"Painter's Sorrow" is in fact a translation of one of the Dutch names for this very pretty little flower: Schildersverdriet. Apparently painters thought it very hard to picture properly. I can sympathise: it's really hard to get a good focus on this flower. My DOF can get no where near an acceptable photo much as I have tried. Perhaps later some time...
I'd been watching this small Mining Bee for half an hour or so collecting and packing that bright orange pollen. Then she lit on a stem behind a flower head. Sat there for awhile, maybe contemplating how to get to the stamens. Without trying she then flew off to wherever her nest is. And I went home for my own protein!
Maneuvering to Pollen. Colletes sp., Mining Bee, on Painter's Sorrow, Saxifraga umbrosa, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
"Painter's Sorrow" is in fact a translation of one of the Dutch names for this very pretty little flower: Schildersverdriet. Apparently painters thought it very hard to picture properly. I can sympathise: it's really hard to get a good focus on this flower. My DOF can get no where near an acceptable photo much as I have tried. Perhaps later some time...
I'd been watching this small Mining Bee for half an hour or so collecting and packing that bright orange pollen. Then she lit on a stem behind a flower head. Sat there for awhile, maybe contemplating how to get to the stamens. Without trying she then flew off to wherever her nest is. And I went home for my own protein!