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Eliza Waters 
Wow! I’m assuming those are pollen grains on that second little guy.
Yes, sticky pollen hitching a ride to the next flower! Nature is so amazing. 🙂
Nature in action!!! Lovely share Eliza!!
Thank you, Dee! 🙂
Both are interesting perspectives of gardening friends.
Thank you, Anne. Bees really make a garden.
Amazing 👏👏👏🤗
IKR? Gardens are better than any amusement park. 🙂
Lovely angle.
Thank you, Rupali!
Look at the state of him! lovely capture, though…
Thank you, Anita. It must be quite the job cleaning all that off!
Fabulous. And what a colour it is. Nature is amazing
Thank you, Karina. Agreed, nature is truly more amazing to me with each passing day and each new thing seen and learned.
Aw, great photo and video. I’m not sure how those little guys fly with their load of pollen, but they do and I’m grateful. I can’t believe we’re heading into August.
Thanks, Judy. I wonder if it itches?! 😉
I’m thinking where did July go? Definitely headed on the down slope of summer now, though we have to get through the heat of the next two weeks before it settles down again to more bearable temps. I’m not wishing the days away though!
It’s interesting how similar grains of sand and grains of pollen can appear. The pollen is stickier, though!
Yes, it sure is. I thought it amazing to see just how covered the bees get!
Beetles, too. I’ve sometimes laughed at flower beetles seemingly too covered to get themselves out of a flower.
Lovely gardening friends!
Indeed, thanks Maria… where would we be without them? 🙂
Precious pollen and some of the little creatures that disperse it.
It is a great video, thanks again for sharing it!
Fantastic video.
Thanks, I found it quite amazing, too!
Both photo and video are amazing! Thank you for sharing them.
Thank you, Hien. My pleasure!
You bet! Also, fantastic photo of the bee and the sunflower. Looks like the bee is scaling the flower.
Thanks, Laurie. The bumble reminds me of a mountain climber. 🙂
Yes!
Your photo is exquisite and your buddy’s video superb!!
Thank you, Dale! 🙂
🙂
Great bee shot! They are (to me) surprisingly difficult to take a picture of.
Thank you, Amy. They are busy things, always moving!
Busy bee! I took an ID class once, really could not tell them apart due to that…
Your friend’s video was amazing, revealing the little bits of pollen! I love the bee on the sunflower, what a great angle from the side.
Thank you, Barbara! Seeing the individual pollen grains was amazing to me. 🙂
Beautiful capture of a little bumble on the face of that sunflower, Eliza. Have a wonderful Sunday! 🌻
Thank you, Julie, and the same to you! 🙂
Hi Eliza. Fantastic photo and video. Who needs to watch TV??
Cheers.
MJ
Thank you, MJ. Definitely not me, I don’t much like what’s on offer these days (or years, 34 to be exact). Much rather read a good book!
I’m with you on that one!
MJ
The video of the bee is quite amazing. Thanks for sharing that.
Thanks, a pleasure to share!
🐝🤗😎😍❤️
🙂 Thanks, Susan!
Amazing video! To think of all the grains of pollen that are being transported around the world any one moment. Astounding.
Thank you, Adele. Nature is pretty amazing!
Incredible photo and video.
Thank you, Flower. 🙂
Wow! How interesting 🌻
Bees are such interesting insects… I love to hear their buzzing as I work in my garden. Happy bee, happy me. 🙂
What a beautiful image!🌹💯
I love your photo of the insect (?fly) with the bright color in the background. And seeing nature’s intricate working at play in the video is amazing. One almost wonders if the weight of the pollen will impair lift-off.
Thank you, Tanja. The first photo is a bumblebee on a sunflower taken in my garden and the video taken by a friend is a sweat bee busy in a morning glory. One does wonder how they get themselves so covered with pollen!
Thank you for letting me know, Eliza. My insect ID skills are sorely lacking. I would not have taken the first for a bumblebee, as ours look different. But, as I just found out, there are at least 250 different species, so I won’t feel quite so bad.
Yes, don’t feel badly, we have several different species of bumblebees and I only know ‘big’ and ‘smaller’ 😉 And forget IDing the smaller solitary bees … there are hundreds that look similar to me.
Great photo and that video is wonderful! I just love to see pollinators covered with pollen!
Thanks, Tina. Bees are such tireless workers! ❤
A glorious capture of the bee Eliza, thank you so much for sharing! 💛
Thank you, Xenia! 🙂
Nice to see Alice’s video of the sweat bee in action. My boneset was covered with them yesterday.
Thanks, Steve. I loved seeing all the pollen grains sticking all over it. It’s been a good year here for bees and butterflies, I’m happy to report.
Lot of bees here too although not as many butterflies as I would like to see. We’ve had our share of monarchs and finally a few cats. Eastern Swallowtails and an as yet unidentified skipper. Some small frits and a pearl crescent. And, of course, loads of cabbage whites. Hopefully more to come.
Beautiful.
Thank you, Susie. ❤
That first bee looks like he’s wearing a fuzzy jacket! Maybe he’s dressed up in his Sunday best?!?
That is one fuzzy bumble, for sure! 🙂
Great captures, Eliza. I wish more people were attuned to the importance of pollinators. I read a heartbreaking story on Instagram last week about one gardener’s experience with his neighbor’s pesticide company.
Thank you, Kris. The unenlightened give us great heartache. 😦
Lovely photo and fascinating video!
Thank you, Cindy. Up close and personal! 😀
I love to watch these little guys at work!
Me, too. Endlessly fascinating!
Gobsmacking wonderful 🙏🏼🥳💖
🙂 Thanks, Val, glad you enjoyed it. ❤
Wonderful close-up work. Your bee image is exceptional! I love the composition.
Thank you very much, Denise!
Hello there, wee beasties. 😀
I declare, most of my garden is grown just for them! 🙂
Heh, so say we all. 😀
What a wonderful video. 😁
Thanks, Pepper, those details were amazing to see up close!
Wonderful! 😃
Thank you, Cathy!
Very nice Eliza! Enjoyed seeing them!
Very nice Eliza! Enjoyed seeing them!
Thank you, Reed. 🙂
She looks so laden with pollen that she is struggling to climb out of the flower.
I know, she seems a bit drunk with it all!
A bee climbing a rock wall! 😉 Cool composition, Eliza! Enjoyed the video too. 🙂
Thank you, Donna! It does look like the bumble is rock climbing. Ready to rappel next! 😉
They really are the bees knees. You can actually see them as the top bee climbs the flowerhead.
🙂 Thanks, Jill!