Bumble bee

 

I am surprised by the arrival of a bumble bee this morning and realise I have not seen one for years, if not decades. Let's be honest, when did you last see a bumble bee? Back in my childhood they used to be quite common in the garden but despite living in a rural area now and photographing wildlife daily, I think this is the first one I have ever photographed.

My small arrangement of wildflowers on the balcony has attracted plenty of honey bees, wasps, hover-flies and even the odd butterfly, but the bumble bee must be king of them all. As autumn approaches it made it just in time.