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One of my very favourite bumblebees, the Common Carder Bumblebee Bombus pascuorum which is carrying quite a full load, and Bugle Ajuga reptans, which has come into flower.
May 2018, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman
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Very beautiful combination Pete!
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Thank you, Liz 🙂 He was very interested in these plants and spent quite a while buzzing about them filling his baskets with pollen 🙂
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Lovely. Ajuga is such a sweet plant and has lovely foliage too.
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It is one of my favourite flowers. The bees love it, too 🙂
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Very nice captures and pleasing color combo of the bee and the ajuga’s various purples.
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Thank you, Ellen 🙂 The Bugle does attract quite a lot of pollinating insects and is always a joy to see in its colours this time of the year.
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Perfect pair😊
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🙂
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Super shots Pete, do like the bees!
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Thank you, Brian 🙂 As you know they can be quite a challenge to photo as they don’t stay still for long.
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Very nice!
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Thank you 🙂
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Nice combination of veins in the individual flowers on the stem, and the bee’s wings.
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Thank you, Jill 🙂 The Common Carder Bumblebees really like these Bugle. I am glad I could get the shots in between pauses of the bee’s flight.
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