The Rare Bee 1
by Lisa Holland-Gillem
Title
The Rare Bee 1
Artist
Lisa Holland-Gillem
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A rare Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee (bombus affinis) attending to his business atop a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.
According to The Xerces Society, "The rusty patched bumble bee is an eastern bee whose workers have a small rust-colored patch on the middle of their second abdominal segment. This bee was once commonly distributed throughout the east and upper Midwest of the United States, but has declined from an estimated 87% of its historic range in recent years. The rusty-patched bumble bee is an excellent pollinator of wildflowers, cranberries, and other important crops, including plum, apple, alfalfa and onion seed."
This fellow was very large and beautiful; it was a delight to stumble upon him.
Featured in the following FAA groups:
10-14-14: The World We See
10-14-14: Pleasing The Eye
10-15-14: The Artistic Forager
10-15-14: Beauty
10-15-14: Newbies 2014
10-15-14: Google Gallery
10-15-14: Amateur Photographers
10-15-14: Images That Excite You
10-15-14: Out Of The Ordinary
10-22-14: The Light Painters
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October 14th, 2014
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Comments (18)
Lisa Holland-Gillem
Thank you so very much Lyric, for featuring this image in your awesome group Out Of The Ordinary!
Lisa Holland-Gillem
Thank you John, for featuring this image in your FAA group Images That Excite You!
Lisa Holland-Gillem
Dear Jay, thank you for the feature in your wonderful group Amateur Photographers!
Lisa Holland-Gillem
Thank you very much Gene, for the honor of being featured in your FAA group Google Gallery!
Lisa Holland-Gillem
Mr. Thompson, thank you so very much for featuring this image in your group Beauty!
Lisa Holland-Gillem
Thank you Alexandria, for the feature in your wonderful group The Artistic Forager!