Canadian Geographic Photo Club - Before and after (with an extra bee)
  

Before and after (with an extra bee)

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by Yves Langlois from Sherbrooke CA on 13 Dec 2025
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Every year the buttonbush flower amaze me with its outstanding round shape. Here is a composition with buttonbush flowers at two different stages and their friendly bee. (taken aug 2025)

  • Camera: ILCE-7RM4A
  • Focal: 548 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.0008 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11
tagged: buttonbush flower plant pollen animal bee insect invertebrate wasp apidae honey_bee yellow pollinator arthropod flowering_plant

2 comments


Debra Plett posted 2025-12-14 7:53am

Another great shot Yves but so totally different. I like the contrast between new growth and old growth. As well the image reflects how important flowers are to sustaining the life of the bees and other little critters. Very interesting composition and story.

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perkyleb posted 2025-12-13 11:17am

Very cool photo and story, Yves.

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