It ain't heavy, it's my pollen

This bee was so laden with pollen it was really struggling to even move, let alone fly. It spent quite a bit of time on this leaf of one of my rosebushes. (That did make it easier for me to get clear shots of course)

[Graham Thresher]

Wow. What a great close up. Fav

[Hazel]

It is a beautifully clear shot, toning colours are great too!

[Leanne M Williams]

Awesome capture of a bee fav :-)

[Sam]

WOW he sure is loaded down! FAV

[sally agnew]

Wonderful capture Robyn and fav :)

[Karen]

Great shot.

[James_Nicholas]

good shot all around.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Lovely shot

[Cybelle]

Awesome

[Jenny Ren]

Great macro shot!

[Wylie]

lovely and clear macro. great focus.

[Myrna O'Hara]

gosh great macro, fav

[Rachel]

That's great. Amazing how much pollen they carry like that, although maybe this one got too greedy!

[Bill Fenske]

Magnificent macro.

[Maggie]

Brilliant capture, fav.

[Candace]

Must have been a worker bee contest for the most pollen! Awesome capture! Fav!

[Mike Gifford]

Huge biceps on this little guy! Nice capture!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent closeup and great details. Fav!

[tony gig]

This shots amazing Robyn, brill Macro and a Fav.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot!

[Julia]

Amazing macro

[gloria jones]

Fabulous light, close up, details, dof

[Steve]

Great capture

[Peter]

Excellent Macro detail, focus and composition Robyn;)

[Janiskay]

Fantastic close up! I've definitely fav.

[Diane]

Great shot, wonderful focus and colours. Fav

[Denise Wood]

Love it :)

[Paula W]

Goodness, that's quite amazing.

[Peter Dulis]

Beautiful macro shot -

[Leah]

Great close up shot of this busy bee!!!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow! That's some heavy baggage there! The bees were acting the same way at our flowers this summer- just gorging themselves with the stuff! Great shot! fav too!

[Chris Johnson]

Poor guy bit off more than he could chew. Fantastic shot!

[Kathy]

Totally awesome! Perfect details, clarity and composition. What a fantastic POV too!!! Fav!!

[Babs]

Wow, that really is a lot of pollen. No wonder he had trouble taking off, great shot.

[Catherine W.]

Awesome shot! Fav #20!!!!

[Robyn]

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[Poppo Livy]

Lovely close up Robyn. Fav

[Robyn]

@terryliv Thanks Poppo

[Leah]

great job. love the details in the wings.

[Keith Porteous]

Fabulous!