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Cone flowers or Echinaceas are at their peak at the height of summer. These days, in addition to the traditional pink, they come in many shapes and colors such as white, yellow, orange, purple, and even green. I took the following shots this past weekend at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in the Finger Lakes region of New York state. The refuge had several varieties, but the pink ones dominated. The bees loved them!
Pink Echinacea
Bee on Echinacea
Closeup of bee on cone flower
Yellow cone flower
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Beautiful photos. You must have an amazing macro lens…I’ve never seen a bee so close up before. Very cool!
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Thank you Carol!
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Love the images of colorful petals together with the bee, somehow I can feel the spring from your images 🙂
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Thank you Indah!
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I agree with Tiny and Amy. Thoughtful Crop!
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Thank you Anh Nhi!
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Excellent bee!
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Thank you Victor!
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Beautiful images! I love the macro of the bee!
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Thank you Tiny! Those bees were in abundance, and very bold. They would not move unless they wanted to fly to a better feeding station, aka flower.
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Wonderful images….Cheers
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Thanks!
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Amazing photos.
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Thanks Katelon!
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The third one is a remarkable closeup shot!
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Thanks Amy! That shot required a lot of cropping to get the final image.
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