Cold miner bees

Lord Vetinari

Had great fun yesterday - intermittant sun and cold North wind resulted in a few miner bees getting a bit cold. The first one in this series was feeding slowly on a dandelion but as soon as I put my hand under the flower to stabilise it, it walked to the edge of the flower, down the underside and onto my hand to warm up. The second bee was on a camelia but again as soon as I put my hand near it , it walked off the leaf and onto my hand.

All shots 5Dmk2/MPE-65.

Brian V.

rhermans

stunning shots (as ever)

clicketf3

It is neat to see one can interact with such creatures. Great pics and story.

GOLDENORFE

good shots, found same thing on monday also with miners:D
phil

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments all - appreciated .
Phil Yes seen this happen quite a few times- still suprising how direct heat sensitive these little bees are.
Brian v.