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A very busy buzzy bee
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This bee was very busy cleaning pollen from its body with its back legs when I took this picture this afternoon.
Bees have pollen combs on the inside of their legs that they use for this and then they rub their rear legs together and rake the pollen into the pollen press in the joint on the opposite leg. They press the pollen into tiny pellets which are then carried in their pollen 'baskets' on their hairy legs.
Very clever creatures, are bees :)

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::corngrowth
02/03/19 11:49 AM GMT
---This bee was very busy cleaning pollen from its body with its back legs---

Lyn, by the lack of a shower, a very effective way, 😁 !
Just kidding of course. Your wonderful macro (aka 'action shot') is a splendid one! Very fine presentation too!
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::Dunstickin
02/03/19 1:19 PM GMT
That bloom looks like what we call a 'Dog-Rose'...Great capture.
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::tigger3
02/03/19 2:48 PM GMT
Oh love seeing a bee and look forward to seeing them here again. Lyn, nicely done, and very good narrative, spot on. tigs=^..^=
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::0930_23
02/03/19 5:50 PM GMT
Now the saying "busy as a bee," makes more sense LE.
It looks like it is make a "pit stop" at a beautiful rest area.
Great capture.
Thanks for the info. I'm glad you didn't "mind your own beeswax."

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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
.mesmerized
02/03/19 7:30 PM GMT
Great intro and details here, Lyn...love that satiny pink too.
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::Vickid
02/04/19 7:01 AM GMT
What a beauty of a capture, I am in awe of the clarity, colors and light in this photo. I think it is not only the camera equipment that makes a difference, but surely the creative and original skills of the photographer. Favorite.
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.GomekFlorida
02/06/19 6:25 PM GMT
It amazes me that bumble bee's can fly with the weight they possess let alone with a store of pollen on their legs.
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