I so seldom see a Bumble Bee

as was delighted as it approached the flowers I wanted to photograph.

I would be happy if someone can id them for me.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[winghong_ho]

First time I see this kind of bee. It is a great capture of it and also the flower.

[amyK]

Terrific bee shot

[Wylie]

Lovely shot but no idea on the id!

[Babs]

Lucky you, what a lovely shot. Can't help you with identifying the flower though.

[Christina]

No idea - but fab shot!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh wow

[Issi Bannerman]

Lovely shot, but unsure about your flowers.

[Pat]

Beautiful capture of both flower and bee.
It’s a purple broom (polygala virgata), native to South Africa and Botswana and a white cheeked carpenter bee.
I enjoyed finding this out, I love a plant mystery!

[Joan Robillard]

Fab closeup

[Peter Dulis]

Nice capture

[narayani]

@pattyblue good on you!

Great capture

[Susan Wakely]

Interesting looking bee and flower.

[Valerie Chesney]

Pretty flower & wonderful close up of the bee!

[Dione Giorgio]

Fabulous close-up shot. Not easy to capture the bee so clearly. The flowers are gorgeous. Fav.

[Beth]

Excellent capture of the bee. I usually see a lot of them in the spring but haven't seen one lately.

[Mags]

Beautiful! I've never seen such a hairless black bumble.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a wonderful capture! - fav

[Cathy Donohoue]

Instant Fav

[Bill]

Really nice shot. Great focus on both the bee and flower.

[katy]

It makes for a fabulous photo and I’m so glad somebody found out the identification for you

[Merrelyn]

Lovely capture of the bee coming in to the flower.

[Lou Ann]

Fabulous capture of the bee!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Fav

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful focus in this.

[Renee Salamon]

Lovely focus - I’ve not see. Such a black bee before

[gloria jones]

Super timing and capture

[Kate]

A wonderful capture of that large carpenter bee on the polygala virgata, a plant native to South Africa.

[Nina Ganci]

brilliant timing and focus
fav

[Carole Sandford]

Quite a dark looking bee, but great shot!

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful capture

[John]

A beautiful scene showing the vital interaction of bees and plants.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful

[Judith Johnson]

What a great shot and your bee so black.

[Pyrrhula]

Polygalaceae or the milkwort . To my best find. \
Great capture of both the flowers and bee.

[Heather]

A great shot, Diana! Super focus, colours, light, dof! Fav! (You are taking great shots with your new lens btw!)

[Islandgirl]

Wow what a black bee, beautiful combination!

[Allison Maltese]

Fabulous shot of this photo bomber, but I also love the detail in those pink flowers.

[LManning (Laura)]

Amazing clarity.

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful capture of the flowers with the bee.

[Diana]

@bkbinthecity @wh2021 @amyk @pusspup @onewing @christinav @koalagardens @jamibann @pattyblue @joansmor @pdulis @narayani @wakelys @happysnaps @sangwann @vernabeth @marlboromaam @beryl @cdonohoue @cwbill @grammyn @merrelyn @louannwarren @sdutoit @mittens @rensala @seattlite @k9photo @ninaganci @busylady @pyrrhula @365projectorgheatherb @radiogirl @falcon11 @ljmanning @shutterbug49 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@pattyblue @k9photoYou are a stars Pat and Kate, thanks so much :-)

[Vesna]

Great focus!

[Pam]

I have never seen a bee like this. Amazing focus, and detail!!

[4rky]

Wow! What an amazing specimin. Haven't seen anything like this before

[Rick]

Great shot.

[Leslie]

great capture of that big bee

[Diana]

@vesna0210 @pamalama @4rky @rickster549 @lesip Thanks so much :-)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Beautiful shot- the bee looks like it's suspended in the air.

[Diana]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann, it really was for a moment :-)

[Kathy A]

Great shot of this bee at work