Pollen Flying - _TNY_8571
When editing this photo I initially intended to crop it down to just the bee and the flower, but looking closer, I noticed how much yellow pollen was flying out in the riht part of the photo so I decided to keep it in so this is an uncropped 50 megapixel shot (and you can of course still see all the details and those fantastic eyes if you zoom in).
The bee is a female of my favourite bug of all - the European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) and the beautiful flower it is on is a house leek (Sempervivum tectorum) which was growing in my mother-in-law's garden outside Härnösand, Sweden.
For an album with all shots of these bees I've taken since 2013, please have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157667862870066/
Pollen Flying - _TNY_8571
When editing this photo I initially intended to crop it down to just the bee and the flower, but looking closer, I noticed how much yellow pollen was flying out in the riht part of the photo so I decided to keep it in so this is an uncropped 50 megapixel shot (and you can of course still see all the details and those fantastic eyes if you zoom in).
The bee is a female of my favourite bug of all - the European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) and the beautiful flower it is on is a house leek (Sempervivum tectorum) which was growing in my mother-in-law's garden outside Härnösand, Sweden.
For an album with all shots of these bees I've taken since 2013, please have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157667862870066/