I happened upon this interesting little plant, perhaps a member of the Callistemon family? Such interesting details in this plant. But then I spotted a busy little bee at work.
They aren’t super-sharp shots, I was just at 1/200s, but I like them anyway.
Here are a few more shots of the plant, which incidentally was quite a tall bush, or a short tree….
A little difficult to photograph with a funny shoulder as I had to shoot upwards. The bee was about half a metre above my head I’d guess.
Olympus OMD EM5, 60mm macro, technically a Flowers of Brunswick East post, but I had to feature the little bee separately 🙂
x desleyjane
PS have you seen my favourite bee photoshoot that I did a couple of years ago? You can see it here.
musingsofafrequentflyingscientist.com 
Beeautiul! And I love the detail one you link to too. You’ve really captured the bee doing what bees do.
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Thank you Meg. I am quite fascinated by bees 🐝
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Sorry to disappoint you, but this is no relation to a callistemon, but a simple Goat willow – Salix caprea – I have a tree in my garden and in spring it is very pretty with these fluffy (male) catkins. In autumn though the leaves just go brown and blow off. True – the bees do love them.
(Your photos are so lovely, especially the one with the bee heading for the pollen) And I’ll shut up now.
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LOL I’m not disappointed. Just took a stab in the dark. Thanks for identifying! It’s a very pretty little plant. Thanks so much Jude 😊😊
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Well done Jude, I knew it wasn’t a callistemon but didn’t know what it was. Very pretty
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fabulous, I adore the mid flight ones……..extraodinary
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Thanks Julz. I’d love to do it again with a tripod but it’s tricky because they’re so erratic.
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I know right….damn things wont sit still… as bad as birds lol
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These are great 🙂 I love bee photos and am in awe of you getting some shots with the bee in flight, especially with your dodgy shoulder.
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Thanks Su. I was quite defiantly determined that day. 😊
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the willow by an other name is a lure for bees – so glad you had your camera handy for these delightful shots – the clarity makes them all the better
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Thanks Laura.
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Beautiful capture!
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Thank you Sue.
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Lovely series of shots, especially the mid flight ones. You did well with a dodgy shoulder and no tripod. What a pretty flower/catkin. I knew it wasn’t a callistomen but didn’t know what it was, do now, thanks to Jude…
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Thank you PP 😊😊
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