The Bee finally landed

for some reason there are very few around.

[moni kozi]

Wow! Awesome

[Margo]

great!

[Babs]

Excellent shot.

[Susan Wakely]

So lovely.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

just delightful, but not having many around is a worry

[narayani]

That’s not a good sign. Nice shot though.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Well spotted - a lovely capture great focus and bokeh background ! fav

[Casablanca]

Such a beautiful flower

[Peter]

Brilliant colours and fine detail Diana, Fav:)

[Mags]

Beautiful!

[Kitty Hawke]

Really like this flower.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Love how you caught the bee, too. Great capture.

[LManning (Laura)]

This bloom frames the bee beautifully.

[Ian George]

Lovely shot

[katy]

beautiful little dots of bokeh on the tips of these petals and fabulous detail in that bee.

[Bep]

Super capture!

[tony gig]

Beautiful...fav

[George]

Beeutiful.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's been a low insect year here too- although I am starting to see a few more bees at the flowers on my deck. Excellent close-up!

[Bill]

What a pretty flower.

[Lisa Savill]

Great capture! That flower is gorgeous, the bee is a bonus!

[Allison Maltese]

Beautiful color and texture.

[Diana]

@monikozi @777margo @onewing @wakelys @koalagardens @narayani @beryl @casablanca @pcoulson @marlboromaam @cutekitty @mittens @ljmanning @nodrognai @grammyn @gijsje @tonygig @gaf005 @olivetreeann @cwbill @lisasavill @falcon11 Thanks for the great comments, favs and getting it on both the TP and PP. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@koalagardens @narayani @olivetreeann I think it is because we liv on an olive grove and are basically surrounded by vineyards. They all get sprayed regularly :-(

[Dawn]

A lovely shot fav

[Kathy A]

Lovely!

[Poppo Livy]

Lovely shot of the Protea?

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[Rick]

Cool capture.

[Tess Slater]

Great shot