The other day I received a phone call from my neighbor EB asking me if I wanted to take some photos of honey bees. I am always interested in taking photos of bees, and EB told me to check out the area around one of our local ponds. So, I went there yesterday morning.
I waited for the air to warm a bit giving them a chance to wake up before going to work. When I arrived at the pond, I grabbed my camera and opened the car door. The sound: It made me feel like I was inside of a bee hive! The hum of the bees was loud and got louder the closer I got to the willows. I had to remind myself not to swat as I was being buzzed!
So, for today, I am sharing with you photos of these lovely ladies! I hope that you will enjoy these photos!
In flight
Glassine wings
Harvesting pollen
A ball of pollen adorns the bees leg
Such a lovely backside!
One final bee shot…
One long tongue pulling pollen
Not only were there plenty of bees, but I found some flies were attracted to the willows. Here is a fly that I refer to as a hovercraft as this fly will hover, move, and then hover again…
A hovercraft fly
I hope that you enjoyed this series of photos! Well, it is the start of the work week! Rain is once again coming for us and we are looking forward to it!
Have a magnificent Monday, and thanks for taking the time to drop by!
Life in the Foothills 
Wonderful photos! And isn’t it just great to see the busy bees! 🙂
Thank you Debra! The sound was amazing as was the number of bees flying around me!
Excellent shots!
janet
Thank you Janet!
I’m feeling a bit warmer. I went out to take pictures of our heavy snowfall this morning. What a treat to look at your warm photos!
Wish we had your cold! Glad you are feeling warmer!
Isn’t that always the way? We always have too much of a good thing and wish for something else.
Funny people…huh? 🙂
Great close ups. It is difficult to capture moving subjects and one’s that are relatively small, your’s are very nice. I could even make out the pollen dust on their legs. Thanks for sharing you photos of the all important bee.
Thank you PJ! Not an easy task taking photos of moving objects!
So glad I stumbled upon these, beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Why thank you for dropping in and for your comment! 🙂 ^..^