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28-SEP-2015 Christine Hanrahan

Bumble bee (Bombus ternarius)

Mer Bleue area

Lots of bumble bees around, busy nectaring on the last flowers. Once the first real frost comes, most bumble bees will die off, leaving only the queens to hibernate until next year. Sad, at least I think it is.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/160s f/4.0 at 4.5mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Jean D06-Oct-2015 01:46
Terrific close up with breathtaking detail. ~V
Don03-Oct-2015 20:19
Every bristle or hair (?) clear and sharp; an excellent macro.
Carol Rollins03-Oct-2015 19:45
Great capture Christine.
Irene Wehrli03-Oct-2015 17:00
I too think it's sad, but that's the life of the bumble bees…
Irene
Walter Otto Koenig03-Oct-2015 14:35
Great close up with these details. Love the colors! "V"
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