[Leica] IMG: Bumble Bee With Unusual Markings

[Don Dory]

It just means the bee community has spread the word about the quality of
your pollen that even alien bees come to visit.

On Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 2:02 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> By noon, the Rose of Sharon blooms were about half closed, but a few
> bees were still working. I caught this large black bee departing a
> partially closed bloom.  As I looked at the image on my computer screen,
> I realized that the markings were unusual. It was not a Carpenter Bee,
> our most common variety, but was thin-waisted and had two thin, fuzzy
> yellow bands on the abdomen.  Searches online were not helpful.  I
> assume it is some form of Bumble Bee, but the name eludes me.
>
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210818-P8180301-Enhanced.JPG.html
>
> X-E1 with 50-200 and monopod.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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