Even a bee needs some sleep...

JonA_CT · Aug 22, 2016

Found on my walk this evening through a local state park garden...didn't move for the 15 minutes or so I was there...

zombiesniper · Aug 22, 2016

Nice.

jcdeboever · Aug 22, 2016

Nice shot. Got drunk on pollen? Did you like it? I made that mistake a month ago. Stung me on the top of my hand. I still got a hard bump where it nailed me.

JonA_CT · Aug 23, 2016

zombiesniper said:
Nice.

Thanks!

jcdeboever said:
Nice shot. Got drunk on pollen? Did you like it? I made that mistake a month ago. Stung me on the top of my hand. I still got a hard bump where it nailed me.

This was only taken at 75mm...so I was pretty close to it, but it never even noticed me. I posted this on a local photography group, and one of the other members, Jaye, provided this explanation:

Jaye said:
Beautiful tithonia. Bees in twos, threes, and more huddle together in our sunflowers in late afternoon, settling in for the night. They're out there in the same places in the morning until the sun warms them. They're very interesting to watch.