Orange Belts Sipping Nectar

Two orange-belted bumblebees also known as tricolored bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) are sipping the nectar of coltsfoot flowers. This kind of coltsfoot is Petasites frigidus var. palmatus, a common wildflower in the Pacific Northwest. They bloom first then the large leaves emerge later.

Nikon P1000

crop Photoshop. Selective shadow-highlights to show the beauty of the bumblebees.