Collecting nectar
Hidden between the grasses, I spotted this Buff-tailed Bumblebee at work on Tufted Vetch (also occasionally known as Cow Vetch or Bird Vetch).
Tufted Vetch is a rather unusual but fast-growing wild plant with drooping purple to violet flowers that are very much appreciated by bees and butterflies as a rich (but not easy accessible) source of nectar.
Dutch name : Aardhommel op Vogelwikke
German name : Dunkle Erdhummel auf Vogel-Wicke
Latin name : Bombus terrestris / Vicia cracca
leverdesoleil 10. Februar 2012, 10:54
SUPERBE macro !!!!Tes photos sont adorables ...
Amitiés
Coco
Sylvia Schulz 18. Mai 2011, 16:17
Hummelchen ist ganz vertieft und labt sich am Nektar...,sehr schöne Nahmaufnahmelg Sylvia
Mauro Stradotto 18. Mai 2011, 9:25
Scenetta simpaticissima, l'insetto è molto goloso!!!Bellissima macro Mark!
Buona giornata, Mauro
willy ombret 17. Mai 2011, 23:20
très belle scène de macrotrès bien photograpiée
willy ombret
Adele D. Oliver 17. Mai 2011, 22:10
So sharp, so beautifully lit ... just excellent your macro capture, Mark .... it brings sunshine and beauty into my room!!!cheers, Adele
Jacky Kobelt 17. Mai 2011, 21:56
amazing shotimpressive light
compliments
Jacky
Rackerli 17. Mai 2011, 20:31
Wonderful close up! Clear, bright and colourful!LGGisela
TeresaM 17. Mai 2011, 19:44
Capturée dans un bel excercice ;-))Superbe gros plan sur cette butineuse, Mark.
Amitiés,
Josef Kainz 17. Mai 2011, 19:44
Ein sehr schönes Makrojosef
Alfred Schultz 17. Mai 2011, 19:27
Perfect picture again.This big fat bumblebee surely comes straight
out of one of Belgium famous M.B. castles?
Regards - A.
Vera M. Shulga 17. Mai 2011, 18:53
Well catch! Wonderful image of this beautiful bumblebee at work.It is a very important insect for pollination of flowers.Nice sharpnes,as always...
Ryszard Basta 17. Mai 2011, 18:24
znakomicie ujeteVitória Castelo Santos 17. Mai 2011, 18:20
Wonderful macro of this butterfly having meal!!!!!!Regards
Vitoria
aline64 17. Mai 2011, 18:05
Une macro top de cette bourdon sur cette branche dans une belle lumièreamicalement
Werner R. Albert 17. Mai 2011, 16:23
Great colours and sharpness.An amazing macro !
best wishes
Werner