Painted bumble on the nandina buds...

It was a carpenter bumble bee too. Interesting tidbit about carpenter bumbles - they will circumvent the usual plant-pollinator relationship and "cheat" by entering a flower from the outside to steal nectar, thus avoiding pollination or contact with the anthers, in addition to eating wood. More info here - https://www.rescue.com/latest-buzz/helpful-hints/how-to-tell-a-carpenter-bee-from-a-bumble-bee/ and here - https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=10321

Nine years ago today - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/extra-stuff/2012-06-27

[Krista Marson]

super creative

[Diana]

Lovely processing.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Love it!

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Well, I learn something here every day! The edits work really well here, nicely done, Mags!

[Susan Wakely]

Great edit.

[Jean]

interesting. cool edit

[KoalaGardens🐨]

nicely done

[Milanie]

That's interesting to learn. Sneaky little guys. Nicely focused shot

[Mags]

@blueberry1222 Thank, Krista!

@ludwigsdiana Thanks, Diana!

@dutchothotmailcom Thanks, Esther!

@aikiuser Thank you, Jenn! Appreciate the feedback.

@wakelys Thanks, Susan!

@jernst1779 Thanks, Jean!

@koalagardens Thank you!

@milaniet Thank you, Milanie! Hope you're feeling some better. =)

[KV]

Lovely shot and nice edit… those devilish carpenter bees.

[RonM]

Interesting. Have had them chew into the wood facia too.

[Mags]

@kvphoto Thanks, KV! They are devilish for sure.

@milestonevisualmedia I watched them actually do this to the azalea blooms. They're strange bumbles.

[Kate]

Nice edit.

[Walks @ 7]

I think that this looks like a plate from an historical journal, very cool! Fav! Even better on black

[LManning (Laura)]

Love this edit.

[Mags]

@k9photo Thanks, Kate!

@joysabin Thank you so very much! Very sweet of you.