Bee on Spanish Lavender

Had a wonderful leisurely walk this morning around the neighborhood, and found some new flowers and animals! I couldn't resist this Bee on the Spanish Lavender! The detail in the flower and the bee was so interesting. Check out the pollen on it's leg!! I'm sure enjoying these macros...this was taken with my telephoto lens.

I just found the following info about how the bees store their pollen:
The bee uses the second pair of legs to transfer the pollen from its body to its back legs. The back legs have small indentations on the outside of them called pollen baskets. The inside of these legs have combs and brushes that the bee uses to put the pollen in a joint in its back leg, which compacts the pollen so it will fit in the pollen baskets. The pollen is stored in the pollen baskets until the bee returns to the hive.

We are off to a Parkinson's Auction tonight at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland...sponsored by Parkinson's Resources of Oregon. We are donating a 3 day trip on our boat up in the San Juan Islands for this auction! Should be a fun evening:)

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