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Colorado Tansy Aster Flower with a Bee

Colorado Tansy Aster Flower with a Bee

On a hike to Chicago Lakes in the Mount Evans Wilderness, I saw this bee flitting from flower to flower. He became very relaxed, but focused, as he lighted on ...
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On a hike to Chicago Lakes in the Mount Evans Wilderness, I saw this bee flitting from flower to flower. He became very relaxed, but focused, as he lighted on this Colorado Tansy Aster Flower. It was very nice of him to let me take a number of pictures as he worked.
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Aug, 2014

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