American Bumblebee

American Bumblebee collecting pollen on a Texas thistle flower.
American Bumblebee, North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX, May 28, 2022
EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/2000 sec.

This page is for the American Bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus). I saw this guy flying around the Texas thistle plants and thought I would try to get a shot. This was the best of the lot. If you look closely you can see the pollen grains all over the bumblebee.

American Bumblebee sitting on blue flowers.
American Bumblebee, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/11; 1/800 sec. -1 exposure bias.