First time I've gotten a shot like this. My neighbor has a flowerbed with blue salvia and lambs-ear. Both are blooming right now & there are tons of bees. It is a bit overwhelming so I just aim at the flowers and take a lot of clicks hoping for some keepers. I had no idea there were 2 bees in this shot until processing. The males have much longer antennae (longhorns) than the females. Both have amazing blue eyes.
Male & Female Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
Lambs-ear flowers (Stachys byzantina)
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