Upside Down

The bees were busy and weren't phased by landing upside down on flowers which were bending towards the ground.

The flower is probably from the Asteraceae family, the same as the gold flower I posted a few days ago. The two of them are very similar but different colours and are from gardens that are a half hour in opposite directions from our house. As before, if anyone can narrow it down as to genus/variety/common name, whatever, that'd be great!

Many thanks for dropping by!

[Don Roos]

wonderful macro, Anne. Great capture

[photoite]

i don't know how you do it - this is an amazing capture!

[Carolyn White]

WOW!!! Fantastic colors and details on the bee and the flower! Fav! :0)

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Great color and detail!!

[Mike Schwandner]

wow.. what a shot and great focus. very nice

[Kim Suzanne Kelley]

Lovely detail Anne!

[Danielle Greenwood]

ha ha this is gorgeous!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Fabulous closeup and such sharp detail.

[karenann]

Nothing phases a bee when it wants something! Stunning photo, Anne. Great clarity and color.

[Dora Prokosh]

We were both on the same page today. I posted a sunflower with a bee and the girl explained to me that the bees actually get 'drunk' on substance they get from the flowers and generally will stay there for 30 minutes or so and then fly a little further away until they gather their composure.

[scooter]

Great capture of this guy and I love the colors!!

[Rachel Bell]

wow this is great!

[Laurie Higgins]

Your close up on the bee is fabulous, especially since the flower is so nicely framed too!

[Tari]

awesome focus on this one Anne, really well captured!

[Margaret Tryon]

Stunning detail and just gorgeous flower.

[summerfield]

wonderful details; that bee looks fierce! i wouldn't cross him if i see him.

[Jennifer C]

magnificent!!!

[bkb in the city]

nice capture

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Another great shot, love the colours & the bee :)

[Carole Neesam]

Fantastic shot Love it A fav x

[Semoor]

Beautiflly captured.

[Howard Steele]

lovely shot

[Jann]

you made the bee look soft and sweet. Great shot.

[Allison Maltese]

Bee-utiful!! Great focus, as always, and lovely color.

[Denise]

Awesome detail.

[Mike Warren]

I see two busy bees here:) Great shot.

[Anne ❀]

@mwarren365 i was certainly busy trying to catch the butterflies ... gave up. ;-)

[Kass]

Great detail!

[elkehochban]

Fantastic details! Can't help with the ID, though!

[Karen Sylvia]

Great color and detail. :)

[paula goff]

holy cow you are good! the detail of the flower's center and the bee are amazing

[Beverly Carmichael]

I love your flowers, Ann. Just beautiful!

[Mimi Ditchie]

Gorgeous macro!

[K J Buehl]

Beautiful capture! Love the detail of bloom and bee! This may be tickseed sunflower. I found a good description as asteraceae bidens.
Great Shot Anne!

[Michelle]

Beautiful shot Anne. Your macros are so good.

[Crickle]

I never get tired of looking at insects up close...

[Zoe Ferrie]

So beautiful, great composition and amazing detail ... A fav!

[Ramona]

Wonderful shot!