Young Bee On Yellow

Posted in Bee, Consciousness, Insects, Life, Love, Macro Photography, Meditation, Nature, Photography, Relaxation, Spirituality, Sustainability, Truth? by Mark on 24/03/2017

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Late one hot sunny afternoon I was watering the garden and noticed it stopped on the flower for a while as the wind died down.

It seemed comfortable enough and didn’t object to a spray of misted water from the hose, which quickly dried off.

I left it there to forage into the twilight and by morning it was gone, likely into the space-ways at first light.

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kim blades, writer said, on 27/03/2017 at 7:03 pm

Exquisite!

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- Mark said, on 27/03/2017 at 8:22 pm
  
  Indeed Kim.
  
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Roz said, on 26/03/2017 at 6:25 pm

I haven’t previously seen such exquisite detail in these little bees.
Just wonderful, thank you

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- Mark said, on 26/03/2017 at 9:19 pm
  
  Thanks Roz. You need to get close for the detail.
  
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Cassandra said, on 24/03/2017 at 8:42 pm

Very beautiful, just breathtaking, brings me to a special, sacred space. Thank you for all that you share.

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- Mark said, on 25/03/2017 at 12:46 pm
  
  Thanks Cassandra.
  
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afrenchgarden said, on 24/03/2017 at 6:22 pm

Lovely bee, I think your yellow flowers might be missing some pieces of their petals now but I’m sure you do not mind. Amelia

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- Mark said, on 25/03/2017 at 12:45 pm
  
  It’s a gift when a little thing like this bee stops for a while. S/he can eat all the flowers it wants.
  
  Thanks Amelia.
  
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Graham said, on 24/03/2017 at 1:47 pm

Beautiful contrast with the yellow flower. I haven’t seen a black and white bee before, do you know what type it is? Nice that it let you spray it, very accommodating! 🙂

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- Mark said, on 24/03/2017 at 3:23 pm
  
  Thanks Graham. Not really, probably of the family Megachille, maybe a leaf-cutter. I think it was exhausted at end of a hot day.
  
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  - Graham said, on 24/03/2017 at 3:32 pm
    
    A feeling I think we can all empathise with. ☺️
    
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Zena Thomas said, on 24/03/2017 at 10:47 am

Fantastic photos. What carmera and lens are you using?

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- Mark said, on 24/03/2017 at 3:21 pm
  
  Thanks Zena. It’s all here – https://beingmark.com/macro-illustrated/ – but basically the Panasonic G6, Olympus 60/f2.8 macro with achromat and snooted and diffused flash.
  
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