Close up of a cactus flower: Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) Mojave National Preserve, California, United States.
Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/5.6 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
A Cresson's Mining Bee on a Dandelion. May 14, 2020, Brampton Ontario ****Please note - this is a duplicate post that was added in error. My apologies.
Nikon D7200, Tamron SP 90mm Macro VC, on-camera Pop-up flash, 1/250, f/29, ISO 100, Flash did fire.
This picture was taken yesterday afternoon...
A Nomad Bee feeding on some freshly opened currant flowers. May 13, 2020, Brampton Ontario.
Nikon D7200, Tamron SP 90mm Macro VC, on-camera pop-up flash, 1/250, f/32, ISO 100 Flash did fire.
We finally have had a day without snow or cold winds and the bees were taking advantage of the warmth.
Along a small stream running out of a lake, the White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) has a small visitor at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.
Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.5 4.3 mm 1/100 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
A Pruinose Squash Bee foraging in a pumpkin blossom. August 12, 2019, Georgetown Ontario
Nikon D7500, Tamron SP 90mm Macro VC, on-camera Metz macro ring flash, 1/250, f/22, ISO 125, Flash did fire.
This was taken in my daughter's garden. They have a good sized pumpkin patch that has all kinds...
I'm thinking that it would be better to create a thread were I will post all my Flower Beauties!
And so I do, starting with 'I'm Beauty!'
Nikon D850
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D
I'm Beauty! by Panagiotis Adamopoulos, on Flickr
A male mining bee sipping nectar on a Japanese Butterbur flower. April 7, 2020, Brampton Ontario
Nikon D7500, Tamron SP 90mm Macro VC, on-camera pop-up flash, 1/250, f/32, ISO 125, Flash did fire.
There was a lot of bees feeding on these flowers when this picture was taken. This male wasn't...
A rare flower to find in bloom is the Fraser's Marsh St. Johnswort (Triadenum fraseri) found at a Beaver Pond, Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.
Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 320 Flash (off, did not fire)
A Spring Beauty Mining Bee on the flower that it specializes in - Spring Beauty. May 1, 2020, Brampton Ontario
Nikon D7200, Tamron SP 90mm Macro VC, on-camera pop-up flash, 1/250, f/22, ISO 100, Flash did fire.
This is a very small flower (and bee), about 6-7 cm tall and 1.5cm across. It grows...
Desert Canterbury Bells (Phacelia campanularia) Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States.
Conservation Status: vulnerable (G3?) (NatureServe). Vulnerable. Endemic to southern California in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts at elevations less than 1600 m. (Baldwin et al. 2002).
Canon...