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Honey Bee in January - Apis mellifera - Encino, Los Angeles County, California, USA January 27, 2006 Size: 1/4 to 1/2 inch
This image turned out so much better than the one I had posted that I frassed the other and posted this to take its place.
Notice the pollen on the hind leg.
Nectaring on Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata).
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 1 February, 2006 - 11:22pm Last updated 15 January, 2007 - 10:13pm |
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