Honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) with pollen pack by Fletcher Wildlife Garden

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23-JUL-2010	Christine Hanrahan

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen pack

Photographed on Queen Anne's lace, a very popular flower with many insects. Notice the big pollen pack on the leg. There is an equally big one on the other leg too. It was a damp day, but despite that, the bees were out working hard.

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

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Blandine Mangin		25-Jan-2012 09:11
superb close-up ! v

joseantonio		25-Jan-2012 04:07
Amazing details

an nguyen		25-Jan-2012 02:32
Oh , I just love spring and bees .

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