Is this a bee, Lyn, or a wasp in a furry-jacket? Very good close-up of this insect and his colouring really pops against the lavender. Good composition too and I like the pattern on your frame.
*You will have noticed that I haven't been commenting as much on your fine images!..This is because of the pains in my hands!..the constant use of the keyboard, makes this difficult..so, my dear friends..I can only apologise to you all in advance!*
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Whadda stinging image girly!! Way far-out and dy-no-mite close up of this nectar stealer!! Luv the opacity within the wings and the purples are passionate!!
You will be led to the knowledge of the internal things which are invisible to you, by the external things which you see before you. . . . Even so then, we can represent to ourselves in thought the Author of all that is, by contemplating and admiring the (visible) things which He has made, and ever brings into being.
- Hermes
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The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge - Stephen Hawking
What a great capture of the bee. I think the background interferes too much with the bloom. It needs to disappear more. great colors and that bee-awesome.
Pat