Thursday 10 July 2014

Busy Collecting Nectar

I have no idea what this bush is which hangs over from next doors garden but it was attracting scores of bees and other insects:

(P.S.  After a Google session I think it's Ligustrum sinense, Chinese privet.)

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My favourite of over 70 shots I took that session.
A bee laden with pollen coming in to collect more:

Bee Collecting Pollen

6 comments:

  1. The last is a wonderful shot. One to remember.

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    1. Adrain: Always pot luck when those type of shots actually turn out to be in focus.

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  2. i thought perhaps it was a type of honeysuckle, but i'm not sure. but it sure attracts the bees!

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    1. TWG: After a Google session I think it's Chinese privet which appears to be a problem invasive plant your side of the pond.

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  3. saddle bags of pollen - great shots.

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    1. Thank you Wilma. Lovely bright Sunlight makes photographing moving insects so much easier.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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