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Honey bee on New Zealand Flax Flower

Honey bee on New Zealand Flax Flower
Taken in the garden of an old folks home in my road. Best viewed large!

Please check out the PIP for a wider view of the flowers.

As you will all know it's been very difficult to use Ipernity lately, so I've been rushing through looking at and commenting on photos, before I lose access again. I apologise if I've missed anyone :-))

Nouchetdu38, Jean Paul Capdeville, trester88, Stephan Fey and 21 other people have particularly liked this photo


42 comments - The latest ones
 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
a great macro Keith
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ko Hummel club
Thank you kind sir..........very much appreciated.
14 months ago.
 James
James club
Superb close up and I like the PIP too.
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to James club
You're very kind James...........thank you so much..!!
14 months ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Stunning capture.
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Don Sutherland club
Many thanks Don.......always appreciated.
14 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
The golden colours bee and flowers are in harmony, beautifully done!
(I remember NZ flax as having red flowers in the wild, I guess this must be a garden variety)
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Gudrun club
Glad you like this pair of photos Gudrun...........and thanks for your visit and lovely comments as always.

I've never seen the flowers in any colour other than this one, but the leaves do go red later in the year, so maybe that's what you remember?
14 months ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Keith Burton club
I have since found that flax can vary in colour from red to orange and yellow:
www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-plants/harakeke-flax
Looking through my old NZ photos I also found red and orange-yellow:-)
14 months ago. Edited 14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Gudrun club
Thanks for the link Gudrun.........I see what you mean.
14 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das ist ja eine interessante und schöne Pflanze lieber Keith,sehr schön hast du sie aus der Nähe aufgenommen und in deinen Hauptbild hast du die arbeitende Biene auch exellent fokussiert,schön kommt das rüber mit diesen weichen Hintergrund :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thank you very much for your visit and kind comments Güni...........I'm very pleased you like this pair of photos. Always appreciated.

Have a nice evening and I wish you a good weekend ahead. Best wishes, Keith.
14 months ago.
 Jean-louis Thiaudiere
Jean-louis Thiaudier… club
Joli gros plan de cette abeille avec un beau bokeh. Bonne journée.
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean-louis Thiaudier… club
Glad you like it Jean-louis.............many thanks.
14 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Impeccable capture and PIP!
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thank you kind sir..........glad you like them both.
14 months ago.
 Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel club
Top Keith!
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Luis Miguel club
Thank you very much Luis............much appreciated.
14 months ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
A super image Keith super sharp as nom.
Best TOZ
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to TOZ club
Many thanks TOZ for your kind words. Always appreciated.
14 months ago.
 Ed Synchro
Ed Synchro club
Bags of detail in full screen, nicely taken Keith. I've had many issues geting the Ipernity website to load too.
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ed Synchro club
Thank you so much Ed...........glad you like this one. Much appreciated.

I got up quite early this morning (Fri) and got a fair bit of commenting done, but I lost the site when I tried to upload a photo. I got back on the site around 4:15 and have successfully uploaded a photo and done some more commenting.
14 months ago.
 Ajophotog
Ajophotog club
Great framing Keith.
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ajophotog club
Thank you very much Alby..!!
14 months ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
this is another amazing closeup. You’ve go the eye for these
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
Thanks Colin..........glad you like it.
14 months ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Stunning!
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Diana Australis club
Thank you so much Diana!
14 months ago.
 *Уαɾα
*Уαɾα club
An exquisite macro, Keith!
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to *Уαɾα club
Thank you so much * ઇଓ *..!!
14 months ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
A beautiful picture!
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
Many thanks Eunice!
14 months ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
MOOI
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Thanks very much Fred.
14 months ago.
 Mikus
Mikus club
Sehr schön den Moment eingefangen. Tolle Blüten und ein herrliches Bokeh.
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Mikus club
Thank you for your visit and lovely comments Mikus.............glad you like this one!
14 months ago.
 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
great details and contrasts...
lovely !
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Christel Ehretsmann club
Thank you for your kind words Christel.........glad you like it.
14 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Wunderbare Details und harmonische Farben!
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
Thank you so much for your visit and these lovely comments Wilhelm.
14 months ago.
 Jean Paul Capdeville
Jean Paul Capdeville club
Un curieux ou un gourmand ?
14 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean Paul Capdeville club
A bit of both I suspect Jean Paul.
14 months ago.

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