I took this shot from 12 feet with a Canon 600mm Lens using a Canon 7D = 960mm (1.6 crop sensor). The bee flew in, extracted pollen from a late thistle flower and left to go to another flower head:
A Bumble Bee covered in pollen
October 2, 2014 by buffalostevep
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, Bumble Bee, flying, parthenon, thistle | Leave a Comment
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