This picture was taken earlier today on a trip Sue and I made down the Elands River Valley to Patensie. There are a lot more pictures to come over the next few weeks.
PS: The busy little bee is a hover fly. Amazing what a Google search reveals
03 February 2008
Busy little bee
Actually it is not a bee, but whatever it is, it is enjoying a sip of nector from a thistle, one of the exotic plants that have become a regular sight on our landscape.
This picture was taken earlier today on a trip Sue and I made down the Elands River Valley to Patensie. There are a lot more pictures to come over the next few weeks.
PS: The busy little bee is a hover fly. Amazing what a Google search reveals
This picture was taken earlier today on a trip Sue and I made down the Elands River Valley to Patensie. There are a lot more pictures to come over the next few weeks.
PS: The busy little bee is a hover fly. Amazing what a Google search reveals
Beautiful shot. Enjoyed your post about mini buses too.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a bee and it seems as busy as a bee... nice close up Max...
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty color the thistle is!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty photo!! I don't think it looks like a bee either. Have you googled it?
ReplyDeleteJenty that was a good idea you had. It is a hover fly. I found an interesting site with pictures at Lambert Smiths's Insecta
ReplyDeleteA very amazing photo! Well framed. I am glad that you have nice weather.
ReplyDeleteMax-e, at first I thought I was looking at the bumble bee, lol. Yes you are right about google search, great tool of the 21st century. And to close up this comment, this is really nice close up of both. Anna :)
ReplyDeleteIn these parts thistle is a weed... but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi all thanks fo the comments.
ReplyDeleteI think it is also regarded as a weed here Cheesy, being an exotic plant
Wow Max.....what a wonderful shot! They are considered weeds here...but I like to think of them as WILDFLOWERS! Beautiful!
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