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Which Bumblebee - Bombus sonorus
Copyright © 2007 Robert L. Pearson

Which Bumblebee - Bombus sonorus
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
September 28, 2007
Found this Bumblebee resting on the nearly bare ground. Thought that it may be dying, but it flew away after I got this image.
Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 14 March, 2008 - 6:10pm
Last updated 15 March, 2008 - 12:02pm

Bombus sonorus
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… John S. Ascher, 14 March, 2008 - 9:13pm

 
Thanks John S. Ascher
I am used to seeing these sleeping in the flowering plants early in the cooler mornings. This one was redting on the ground at 2:30pm on a windy day. It must have ran out of energy & had to rest.
… Robert L. Pearson, 15 March, 2008 - 10:55am

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