Smile on Saturday Weekly Challenge (2nd option)

Theme: “Bee-autiful”

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Did you notice the pollen basket? .... The pollen basket is part of the tibia on the hind legs of certain species of bees. They use the structure in harvesting pollen and carrying it to the nest or hive.

Yellow poppy and busy bee in our garden

rural village- south northants

Chicago

Digital collage, painting and processing

I saw this chaffinch from a wildlife hide at a secret location in the Scottish Highlands last summer.

Native Bee (Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp.)

I had a few minutes late this afternoon to grab the camera and wander into the garden. Not much around but I did spot this bee.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

🐝 having his fill on these beautiful coloured flowers in the gardens of Powis Castle and Gardens.

Stourhead Gardens, Wiltshire, on a busy Sunday afternoon.

Focus Magazine and Sea Brook Photography Challenge

CATEGORY: Abstract

The Borderless Project

I lied and said I was busy.

I was busy;

but not in a way most people understand.

I was busy taking deeper breaths.

I was busy silencing irrational thoughts.

I was busy calming a racing heart.

I was busy telling myself I am okay.

Sometimes, this is my busy -

and I will not apologize for it.”

― Brittin Oakman

EXPLORE, #285, May 4, 2008

An extreme close up of a common grass yellow butterfly nectaring on some beautiful tiny wildflowers. It was so busy, it didn't mind me getting that close.

I singled out this Busy Lizzie (Impatiens) flower at the Wanganui Winter Gardens. I decided to use a wide apperture as I preferred a more surreal result.

Taken in the gardens surrounding the top of Umpherstone sinkhole in Mount Gambier, South Australia.

Studio ArT - Terribly busy...

A narrow laneway in Estellences

It was a actually a pretty busy day in the yard. In addition to the crossbill, Townsend warblers, and the usual suspects, there have been dozens of golden crowned sparrows around, about the same of siskins (suddenly very numerous), and the odd scrub jay and varied thrush. I haven't seen many kinglets lately, but this was one of perhaps a half dozen hopping around the fountain this afternoon. Golden-crowned kinglet, backyard Olympia.

flowers: Alkanet(Anchusa capensis), アルカネット,

Bumble bees are too quick to catch.

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Filzbiene

Epeolus variegatus (?)

Gefunden in der "Wahner Heide", Naturschutzgebiet bei Köln

Posted to Sliders Sunday

This bee at Half Moon Bay State Beach CA was so busy doing what bees do that it barely noticed me taking its picture. Copyright: Sweezey Pictures/Ken Sweezey

Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)

We have had just on 25 mm ( 1 inch) of rain over the past few days so there are plenty of puddles around the Sneydes Rd paddocks. The Fairy Martins were busily collecting mud for nests today.

Photographed in Pina de Campoverde Spain

China town New York City

Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)

The pair of Kestrels that have nested in the Vic Uni grounds are being kept busy hunting for food for their young. I have no idea how many chicks they have as I can't get access to the area where the nest is.

Denver, Colorado

RSPB The Lodge

Viseu de Sus, Romania. Here, the start of every summer day is busy as it was years ago when the railway was heavily used to transport logs from the forests

Humber St Sesh

Hull UK