December bee on Mahonia by durleybeachbum
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Description
A White-tailed Bumble worker (Bombus lucorum) taking advantage of unseasonally warm temperatures on December 20th to have a meal.
Jim and Glenda say it is warmer than usual when it gets above -20C/-4F where they live!
It was about 10C/50F here today, and I was wearing at least 4 layers.
Comments (35)
MagikUnicorn
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jayfar
Lovely shot Andrea and very unusual. In your area today and it was quite cold and windy on the top of the firing ranges.
Rhanagaz
Great shot! Seldom to see bumble bees or bees in action this time of year! But of course why should bees not take this opputunity? :o)
bmac62
Heck of a thing when you have to wear winter clothing to garden isn't it:)
TallPockets
EXCELLENT shot! ... (In Michigan, '50' is SUN TANNING weather!) WINK
emmecielle
Splendid capture! :)
auntietk
At 50F, I'm wandering around in shirtsleeves, talking about getting stuff done outdoors while it's warm! LOL! You have so many things still in bloom! I know you're showing us snippets and "the last one" of many things, but our "last ones" were a loooooong time ago. Such a treat to see this!
Meisiekind
Brave critter and a real opportunist! We have mild temps since yesterday - around 23C with constant rain!
drifterlee
Really gorgeous shot!
greyone
Great looking capture of this brave little guy Andrea. Not a bee within 300 miles of here due to severe weather. It has been hard pressed today to climb above -18C. This is still a little warmer than usual so we are happy. Average temp in January is around -30C so we are still well above that.
m_j_s
Nice shot! Very unusual to see them at this time of year but as you say its very mild!
Katraz
Great shot I hope he remembers to go home if the weather gets colder.
qrud
Perfect shot.
goodoleboy
Either that is a gigantic bee, or those are miniature lemons growing on the vine in this awesome foto, Andrea. And I wear a T-shirt, a flannel shirt and a semi thick jacket when it's 50-degrees F here. In fact, I even wear the same thing when it's in the low 40s. Not bad for an old codger.
MrsRatbag
How beautiful! We're in the mid-40's for the most part here, with rain, and wind, and rain, and rain!
Blush
Great pic I thought bees weren't out in this kind of weather... Hugs Susan~
danapommet
Beautiful flowers and a great zoom for the bee.
watapki66
A brave bee to be out and about, great shot!
charpix
I love bumblebees. I'm not sure how they are able to fly with the laws of physics (even worse than the regular bees, I think!) ... and we have both kinds here, the black and yellow stripes, and the all black bumblebees. We had a black bumblebee frequent our garden every day for a long while. It seems it loved the lily of the nile plants the best. Wonderful capture, and well worth the sacrifice you made in the cold weather. ;c)
netot
Beautiful macro!
wysiwig
Storing up for the winter, if it ever comes. Excellent macro. End of the year and still 10C/50F? Lucky that global climate change is just a myth.
Juliette.Gribnau
it is a mazing how many insects are still active !; great shot
whaleman
Nice that you get to see these guys all year long! Great photo too!
fallen21
Awesome shot.
kgb224
Stunning capture Andrea. God Bless.
pat40
Amazing.
dakotabluemoon
Very good close up shot here.
dochtersions
Stunning to see this capture in December!
jendellas
Very pretty!!!
cfulton
It does seem to be an odd season this year! Our summer has finally arrived - have the sunburn to remind me... Clive