A short-sighted bee, maybe?

@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

It must be a little old lady bee I think.

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MrsJ

@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130204)

• Israel

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv Good one Judy and that is really cute what you said about the bee being an little old lady.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203409)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Feb 22

Love this photo. Macro photography is a hobby of mine. Nicely done Vince!

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Thanks. I'll tell him. You have to be patient with birds and bees.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203409)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Feb 22

@cacay1 Thank you, soon they will return.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203409)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv You really do, it takes time and patience but so worth it.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (195367)

• United States

23 Feb 22

I have never seen such a close up of a bee before. That is something else!

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snowy

@snowy22315 (195367)

• United States

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv Yea, I don't thunk I have seen a sit that ckosebefore.

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

There are patterns and colours that seem totally wasted on tiny insects so it's only rarely that the intricate designs ever show up in photos.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25809)

• United States

23 Feb 22

It is a great photograph. I enjoy photography and occasionally post pictures to the site Pixabay.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25809)

• United States

24 Feb 22

@JudyEv I do like it that they're on there. And occasionally I make a little royalty from users.

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

@DWDavis That would be a buzz - to know that people are choosing to use your photos.

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

So do you just have the pleasure of knowing they're on there? It's a great hobby.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44085)

• United States

22 Feb 22

Your husband is a very talented photographer!

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Thanks. He really enjoys getting out and about with his camera.

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40573)

• Laguna Woods, California

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv - Incredible photo! It does look like the bee is wearing glasses!

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40573)

• Laguna Woods, California

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv - It is really an amazing photo. I do not think I have ever seen a bee so closely! Now, when I see a bee buzzing around the flowers here, I will wonder if they are wearing eyeglasses!

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

@DeborahDiane Some of the flowers are so brightly coloured, you'd think they'd need sunglasses. Now I'm wondering if they can squint.

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Thanks. Once you think about the bee wearing glasses, it looks more and more like that is what it is.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (50315)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

23 Feb 22

It does look as if she's wearing coke-bottle glases.

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Maybe she is getting old.

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much2say

@much2say (57782)

• Los Angeles, California

23 Feb 22

Those glasses are quite a fashion statement - bee-utiful

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Haha - very clever. Go to the top of the class - I mean, go to the top of the hive!

rebelann1949

@rebelann (114531)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Feb 22

I find bees fascinating, all those that we see are female and I've seen a variety of different sizes over the years. My favorite ones are the big black ones. Sadly there haven't been very many here over the last 2 or 3 years.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (114531)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Feb 22

I believe it. I haven't seen very many bees in the last 3 or 4 years.

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

They say bees are dying out and that we should be worried about their declining numbers.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (121742)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Feb 22

It does look like it.

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

That's what I thought.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

23 Feb 22

most interesting - if you have the right lens to a camera following insects can be most interesting

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

He has a good camera now and a better lens than he did have so it all helps.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247157)

• United States

23 Feb 22

Favulous photo! It does look like the bee is wearing glasses

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

She has big thick ones, doesn't she?

Dena Miller

@Dena91 (17016)

• United States

23 Feb 22

That is a great picture from Vince. I just thought there were honey bees and carpenter bees. Do yellow jackets, hornets and wasps count in the bee family?

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@JudyEv (362236)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

I'm not sure about yellow jackets, etc. I've learnt that there are 1,700 species of Australian native bees. That's a LOT!! I know there are blue-banded bees, stingless bees and teddy bear bees among others.

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Faster16

@Faster16 (3250)

• Indonesia

23 Feb 22

I am very inspired by bees, these little creatures are many examples of goodness, they are food from the best sources and produce honey which is good for human health

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