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Rusty-Patched Bee Facing Me

Rusty-Patched Bee Facing Me

This rusty-patched bee - the most endangered species of bee living in America today due to climate change and continued use of pesticides and genetically-engine...
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This rusty-patched bee - the most endangered species of bee living in America today due to climate change and continued use of pesticides and genetically-engineered flora, landed on one of my organic mammoth sunflowers that I first planted last year. Asheville, North Carolina - nicknamed "Bee City" - is striving to enhance local and statewide awareness of preserving the species from extinction. Photo © Jeffrey DeCristofaro 2018.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 1600 Shutter 10/800 Focal Length 550/10

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Asheville, North Carolina, US

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Feb, 2019

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Photo (c) Jeffrey DeCristofaro 2019.

A cloud forms a ring around the sun rising above the ocean off the coast of Maine in this view from Cadillac Mountain.
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Model Erica McKinney leans against chair for a boudoir shot at the 2012 Asheville Area Arts Council's annual Color Ball at the Orange Peel. Photo

A view of the patio of the Richmond Hill Inn, which was destroyed by fire in 2009. I had been there as part of an assignment for an Arts & Crafts

Model Masha Bachuk is ready for her spring close-up at the Spring FASHMOB of 2016 in Asheville, NC. Photo (c) Jeffrey DeCristofaro 2016.

Photo (c) Jeffrey DeCristofaro 2016.

One of the irises growing outside my front door following an April shower.

This shot is of local Asheville, North Carolina model Credella Credle during the afterparty to the 7th FASHMOB event, at the Social Tapas and Lounge d

This photo of the fruit fly landing on the daisy was published in the 2nd Inaugural Issue of SMOKY BLUE LITERARY & ARTS REVIEW in 2015. Photo © J

A shot from the seventh FASHMOB event.in Asheville, North Carolina.
Model: Maria Jackson.
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This burning bush was captured during a group hike off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the autumn on 2010. It was published in the first inaugural issue of

A herring gull prepares for take-off in the waters of Bar Harbor, Maine. Photo © Jeffrey DeCristofaro 2017

Model Michelle Raymond poses in her swimsuit on the tracks off Sweeten Creek Road near Biltmore Village in Asheville, NC in July 2016. Photo (c) Jeffr

Photo © Jeffrey DeCristofaro 2017.

This tiger swallowtail was spotted perched on a rhododendron during a spring hike on the Blue Ridge Parkway I took with a group from my local Unitaria

Photo (c) Jeffrey DeCristofaro 2015.

This macaw, called Adventure Parrot, is one of the most delightful avian residents of my hometown. Photo (c) Jeffrey DeCristofaro 2016.

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