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Glory bee

September 3, 2013 by Mike Powell

Although it is already September and signs of autumn are starting to appear, bees continue to be as busy as ever. The blooming morning glory flowers in my neighbors’ garden attracted a bee’s attention early yesterday morning and I got these shots as it tried to figure out the optimal strategy for gathering pollen.

Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography | Tagged Alexandria VA, bee, bumblebee, Canon 50D, morning glory, Tamron 180mm macro lens | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on September 3, 2013 at 6:18 am | Reply lydiaa5656

My kind of season, thanks so much for sharing.
on September 3, 2013 at 6:28 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

Great shots. It looks like (s)he found plenty of pollen!
on September 3, 2013 at 6:37 am | Reply Kenneth

That first shot looks great! Almost abstract.
- on September 3, 2013 at 8:11 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Kenneth. I like the way that I was able to frame the shot without the edges of the flower showing.
on September 3, 2013 at 7:06 am | Reply Mona

Beautiful Macro shots…..
on September 3, 2013 at 5:52 pm | Reply Katherine Wikoff

I love the clever wordplay of your title, “Glory Bee”!
- on September 3, 2013 at 7:55 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I can’t resist puns and wordplays. Often they are groaners, but I am always happy when someone likes one of them.
on September 3, 2013 at 8:13 pm | Reply owenslaterphotography

That first shot is spectacular! Well done!
- on September 3, 2013 at 8:24 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I was happy I got close enough in to lose the eliminate the edges of the flower and focus attention on the busy bee.
on May 14, 2014 at 11:05 am | Reply Cyndi Strid

Hi Michael – This is a fabulous image — I would like to talk with you about permission to use the image for a native bee project I am working on. could you please send me your email? Thanks Cyndi, Artist in the NW