The Honey Bee was so intent upon being the first to gather nectar from a new bloom opening on a Butterfly Weed that it didn’t seem to mind my lens being shoved in its face.
The beautiful orange blossoms of the low growing Butterfly Weed add a touch of vivid color to our rural roadsides. Along with their beauty they also attract and provide food to many insects. Rarely do I encounter a Butterfly Weed that is not covered with ants, but in this case the lone Honey Bee was the only insect I noticed.
Overgrown roadsides are an excellent place to find a wide variety of wildflowers as mowing and cultivation rarely if ever interferes with their growth and reproduction. My wife and I discovered this particular plant as we strolled along an abandoned section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that has been converted into a hiking/biking trail.
9 comments:
Wonderful photo
I took several pictures of our meadows, before they come in to hay...we have the Butterfly flowers as well
Lots of cool colors and textures here lately.
Salty: A very colorful flower to attract the honey bee. Nicely done.
I also love this time of the year because the wildflowers are abundant. Some of them are so tiny that the photograph doesnt portray how small they are and I have to shoot them with a macro lens. Great honey Bee, I saw my second hummingbird clear winged moth yesterday, but they are skittish this year and I havent been able to get close enough to photograph them yet.
Lori
Terrific macro. I'm glad there are a few honeybees still doing their job.
Love the orange background. Makes the photo pop.
Sorry, I meant to respond before and say thank you for your kind comment on my last post. Sometimes I hit the shot right on the head. I really liked the entire way it turned out. Its one of my favorites.
Butterflyweed is a rarity in the wild here in Ontario. But hey, I grow it in my gardens! I LOVE it.
The detail on the bee makes him look so fuzzy and friendly.
What a great capture this is.
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