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Cactus Diadasia - Diadasia - Peters Canyon Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, California, USA April 27, 2009
The park is heavily populated with cactus, and there are many buds. However, I found a single flower open. Fortunately, so did the bee. With one subject and one backdrop, photography was much easier than I'd had it at other spots.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 27 April, 2009 - 10:25pm Last updated 8 May, 2009 - 5:29pm |