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23-JUL-2010	Christine Hanrahan

"A Taste of Honey", Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

From the 1963 album "Please, Please Me". The song was not written by any of the Beatles.

This honey bee has a heavy load of pollen on each leg! It was very busy on this Queen Anne's Lace flower and ignored me as I took some photos. It was just starting to rain hence the droplets on the wings and elsewhere.

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Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/125s f/3.5 at 5.0mm iso100 hide exif

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Date/Time	23-Jul-2010 14:18:36
Make	Canon
Model	Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	5 mm
Exposure Time	1/125 sec
Aperture	f/3.5
ISO Equivalent	100
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Metering Mode	matrix (5)
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Tom LeRoy		05-Dec-2011 19:25
Excellent macro, great comment on the Beatles too. V

Jean Chiasson		30-Jul-2010 21:30
Wow great macro amazing capture vote

Guest		25-Jul-2010 11:20
Oh my gosh!!! What a great photo. I have never seen drops on a bees head????? or for that matter a bee, or for that matter something as small as a bee. Amazing!!

Knox O		25-Jul-2010 02:35
Excellent entry!

carol j. phipps		24-Jul-2010 17:27
Exciting capture! Such detail! V

Graeme		24-Jul-2010 17:11
Fantastic close up shot of this bee and his honey bags Christine.BV!!

Cindi Smith		24-Jul-2010 16:38
It's got major pollen on his legs. He'll have to return to the hive soon as he will be too heavy to fly! Excellent macro!!!!!!! V

Carol Rollins		24-Jul-2010 14:48
Fantastic shot Christine. I love the rain drops on the bee. ~

Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography		24-Jul-2010 14:24
wonderful,vote

Johan Claeson		24-Jul-2010 13:58
.love this one V

Colin Storey		24-Jul-2010 10:59
Great close up, love the raindrops. v

Torben Jorgensen		24-Jul-2010 10:55
Love the waterdrops and the white flower. Excellent shot. V

Guest		24-Jul-2010 09:57
Perfect macro, amazing sharpness Christine! Well done!! V

Mieke WA Minkjan		24-Jul-2010 07:30
I'm amazed about the sharpness in this close-up, makes me think that I have the wrong camera but this is excellent BV

norbi		24-Jul-2010 07:20
What a great shot with these pearls of dew on her wings. BV. norbi

slhoornstra		24-Jul-2010 06:54
A bee with lovely droplets of water, a splendid capture! V

borisalex		24-Jul-2010 06:14
You came from behind and so close.. amazing shot! BV.

Ghislaine et R�al Boulet		24-Jul-2010 04:03
Very very nice macro.

reflectionsofnature		24-Jul-2010 02:43
That is quite a load of pollen this honey bee has! Imagine how many flower visits it took to amass all that! I wonder if the pollen came from Queen Anne's Lace or if the bee was just collecting nectar after having raided a different flower for pollen?

Walter Otto Koenig		24-Jul-2010 02:13
Wonderful capture with these details and droplets. "V"

Laryl		24-Jul-2010 01:03
wow is right.. an excellent quality image

Stephanie		24-Jul-2010 00:52
Wow! I love the water droplets on the bees wings! Cool shot Christine! V

J. Scott Coile		23-Jul-2010 22:25
Super tight macro!

LynnH		23-Jul-2010 22:09
Amazing closeup. WOW. V++

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