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Old 19th of June 2012 (Tue)   #1
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Default My First Miner Bee????


bee2 by stewartphoto47, on Flickr
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Old 19th of June 2012 (Tue)   #2
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Beautiful little bee Russ and superbly photographed.
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Old 19th of June 2012 (Tue)   #3
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Russ, that shot has fantastic composition and detail.
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Agreed, pretty well perfect.
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Lovely capture - think it's a mason bee possibly Osmia sp.
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very nice shot... also the composition between the leafs..
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Lovely shot. What fantastic eyes they have.
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Thanks very much for the comments everyone. The same bee seems to have taken up residence in my Mallow flowers. It buries itself inside, deep against the base. It was completely covered in pollen yesterday.
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