Daily Archives: June 22, 2017

Bees aboard…

Green Metallic and Honey Bee in Hawkweed, Laudholm Farms, Wells Maine


The tall Hawkweed is in bloom at Laudholm Farms in Wells Maine (Wells National Estuarine Reserve). Hawkweed is an interesting plant in that each clump shares a genetic identity…which is subtly different than any other clump, even though they might only be separated by a few yards. Here we have two busy bees collecting pollen in the Hawkweed…obviously with some success. The top specimen is one of the largest Green Metallic Bees (there are several species in the family) that I have ever seen, and the bottom bee, if I am not mistaken, is a Common Honey Bee. I have made the flowers roughly the same size in each panel so that you can see the difference in size between the bees. 

Sony Rx10iii at 600mm equivalent. Program mode. -.7 EV. Processed in Polarr and assembled in FrameMagic.