Blueberry Bumble

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Last week in Raleigh I saw this bumblebee drill into the base of a blueberry flower to drink nectar.

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Technical Details

D500 + 105mm macro 1/250 f18 ISO 800 -0.33 EV

ACR for tones, cropped in with PS.

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Very well done, Mike. Exquisite detail in the bee and the flower cluster. No nits from me on this one

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Mike, I don’t think I have ever seen a bee do this, so this is really neat. Nicely done.

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Thank you @Shirley_Freeman and @Dennis_Plank !

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Unique and very interesting – well done! No suggestions!

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A fine shot with excellent details, showing an interesting bit of natural history, Mike. Bumble bees are notorious for drilling into flowers, taking a short cut to get the nectar and avoiding spreading the pollen!!!

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Great detail and interesting action captured here Mike. BG and lighting are fine too. These bees must be following the slogan meant for another context, “Drill, baby, drill”. :wink:

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Mike: I thought sure I had commented on this :face_with_raised_eyebrow: but apparently not. Just a superb capture and the BG is icing on the cake. Terrific capture of a wonderful moment. >=))>

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Great job with this one Mike. Nice detail on the bee and a soft, clean background to go with it.

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Mike, I didn’t know they did this, but blueberry nectar is wonderful, so I’m not surprised.
Tack-sharp detail on the entire image, and the bit of BG pink adds another dimension. The tiny bits of pollen are a nice addition.
Fine EP, congrats!

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@SandyR-B @Ted @Mark_Seaver thanks - and thank you for the ep.