Looking out the window, I saw a butterfly working the coneflowers. By the time I picked up the camera and went outside to photograph it, it had moved on. A honeybee working the same bunch of coneflowers made for a very acceptable subject.
Working.
Tag: honeybee
Harvests.
A honeybee harvests pollen from a Fall Aster.
Works.
A honeybee works a Purple Coneflower bloom.
Busily.
A honeybee busily works a Purple Coneflower bloom in the front yard.
Unexpected yet welcome visitor.
We have a watering station set out for the songbirds. While we enjoyed the late winter-early spring sun one afternoon, this honeybee – an unexpected yet welcome visitor – landed at the station.
Works
A honeybee works a stand of New England Asters.
Takes flight
A honeybee takes flight after drinking from a puddle on the deck.
At work
A honeybee at work, gathering pollen and nectar from a birdsfoot trefoil in a bed outside an entrance to my workplace.
Harvests
A honeybee harvests what nectar is available from a sunflower bloom.
Closer look
This sunflower fills the view. A closer look reveals a honeybee working the anthers, gathering pollen.
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