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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Collecting nectar

I spotted this Buff-tailed Bumblebee at work on top of St John’s Wort.

The bright yellow, five petaled flowers of St John’s wort are a real pleasure for the eye to look at and also very much appreciated by bees and butterflies as a rich source of nectar.

Dutch name : Aardhommel op Sint-Janskruid
German name : Dunkle Erdhummel auf Johanniskraut
Latin name : Bombus terrestris / Hypericum perforatum

Comentarios 36

  • Cobrak 20/06/2012 18:33

    Bellissima macro!
  • odeveld219 14/06/2012 16:53

    Bijzonder mooi! Knap werk met mooie kleuren en een fraaie belichting!
    With friendly greetings, Odeveld
  • TeresaM 10/06/2012 21:11

    Excellente macro.... lumière et couleurs sont un régal !!
    Amicalement,
  • qRudi 09/06/2012 1:31

    Enig werk, mooi in detail.
    Wonderful capture.
  • Irbenika 08/06/2012 19:35

    !!!SUPERBLY!!!

    Ira
  • Adele D. Oliver 07/06/2012 22:37

    such a lovely combination of yellow blossoms, busy little bumblebee , splendid light and the soft background ... beautiful in every way !!!
    greetings, Adele
  • K.-H.Schulz 07/06/2012 21:38

    Ein sehr scharfes macro
    Klasse forografiert
    LG:karl-Heinz
  • Sylvia Schulz 07/06/2012 21:16

    Beides, die Blüten des Johanniskrauts und deren Besucher, einfach tolll fotografiert Mark
    lg Sylvia
  • viola d 07/06/2012 19:30

    Lovely this fluffy striped bumblebee. Wonderful light.
    Bw, Violal
  • Claudio Oldrini 07/06/2012 19:19

    Wonderful frame,top.
    Ciao claudio
  • Heinz Janovsky 07/06/2012 18:49

    Schön scharf bis ins kleinste Härchen.
    Gruß Heinz
  • Jenipher Baker 07/06/2012 18:42

    Hi Mark, you have caught the light just right here, great detail on the bee and flower ... we haven't seen many insects at all here in Berlin .. it has been to cold :-)
    cheers Jeni
  • Vera M. Shulga 07/06/2012 18:23

    Well catch!
    Wonderful bright image of bumblebee at work.
    I like it.
    Vera
  • Josef Kainz 07/06/2012 17:27

    Ein tolles Makro
    vg josef
  • MAURICE CLEGG 07/06/2012 16:55

    superb detail mark, as always.
    a very colourful and summery image.
    a delight.
    regards, maurice.