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Bee Pollen Collector 14-03-2022 W

Bee Pollen Collector 14-03-2022 W

One of the very necessary parts of our ecosystem are the bees. Here is a closer view of such a collector with pollen all over it's face and pollen basket o...
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One of the very necessary parts of our ecosystem are the bees. Here is a closer view of such a collector with pollen all over it's face and pollen basket or corbicula.
Hopping from blossom to blossom, it's said bees will visit up to 1000 blossoms during a collecting expedition before returning to the hive.
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SONY ILCE-1

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Aperture 10/1 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 4000/10

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location

California, US

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upload_date

Mar, 2022

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