Spring is coming... - a photo on Flickriver

            Slowly but surely spring is arriving in the Netherlands.

The Blackthorn is in full bloom now. It attracts a lot of insects/butterflies.

Last Saturday I focused on Honey Bees in flight while they were feeding from the Blackthorn.

Pumped up the ISO to get a very high shutterspeed.

Also note the pellet on the hind leg. 

To collect and transport pollen, honey bees mix pollen particles with regurgitated nectar and form the mixture into pellets, which cling their hind legs. 

This is a handheld shot.

Taken on: March 9, 2024

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Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Honingbij

Biene

Insect

Sony ILCE-7M4

SONY FE 100-400MM F/4.5-5.6 GM OSS

Sony

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7M4, f/7.1, 1/8000 sec, 400mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7M4
Lens:	FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	1/8000 sec
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	-0.7 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ILCE-7M4 v1.11
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