16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A native bee at work in coastal southern California
This long-horned bee is a ground-nester that is busy collecting pollen from a Goldenbush flower (Isocoma menziesii). She will bring the pollen back to her nearby nest nest to feed her offspring.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2016 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2018 |
| Photo Location: | Carlsbad, California, United States of America |
| Camera: | TG-3 |
| Copyright: | © Tom Barnes |