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Bumble Bee on Yellow Flower-3

Bumble Bee on Yellow Flower-3

With the summer flowers now in full bloom they are visited by a huge number of insects and in my garden there seem to be more bumble bees than usual and of seve...
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With the summer flowers now in full bloom they are visited by a huge number of insects and in my garden there seem to be more bumble bees than usual and of several different types. This bee is the most common and one of the largest.
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Lumix G9

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ISO 200

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Jul, 2020

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Wonderful picture, sweet looking bumble bee.

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great shot, congrats on people's choice :)

Excellent macro capture.

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great shot

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