When I was taking the photos for yesterday's post in my garden, I noticed these 2 little winged friends sharing the nectar of coneflowers.

oh Yes...and you are sharing these lovely beauties...Thankyou,my dear ! borogovoi · 2010-06-24: 18:19

Wow superb set, I love all! :) ????? · 2010-06-24: 18:22

Beautiful photos :) chessiefran · 2010-06-24: 18:38

Beautiful flowers, colors and focus. I love them..... and so does the bug world! RayNvb · 2010-06-24: 19:04

Fantastic is the sharpness of the bug on the first shot! atszabo · 2010-06-24: 19:23

Great set, Brenda. Beautiful colors. Like the clarity and color of the first and last pictures. JustGarden · 2010-06-24: 21:16

Very beautiful post, my fav #1!!! agandia · 2010-06-24: 21:28

I've always had a fondness for coneflowers... not so much, bees! :-) DancingDolphin · 2010-06-24: 21:41

Gorgeous! I tried to take a picture of a bee yesterday but got too close and it wound up coming after me haha. You're brave Weetzie · 2010-06-24: 21:59

Beautiful shots! SunFlower1990 · 2010-06-24: 22:17

aachooo, aachoo...Lovely shots. The detail is so exacting and the visitors really add to the composition. SunflowerGirl · 2010-06-24: 22:44

#1 is perfection! All are interesting, but the compostion in 1, along with the exposure is outstanding! lgnelson · 2010-06-24: 23:12

Wow! #1 and 4 are wonderful shots..love those flowers and the critters too :-) NellyBly · 2010-06-24: 23:13

beautiful!! love the colors, the angles of the shots, great! paulamarquis · 2010-06-25: 00:04

I love the first macro! What size lense are you using there? Lovethenerds · 2010-06-25: 01:59

Brenda, this is one of most fantastic sets I've ever seen. I do love # 1 too, well, they are all so lovely!! ????? · 2010-06-25: 02:13

Brilliant love it MoMac · 2010-06-25: 05:39

Fantastic shots Brenda!! jennye · 2010-06-25: 05:54

Echinacea are very pretty flowers and the y have their benefits as echinacea tablets are supposed to boost the immune sytsem and ward off colds and flu. Very stylish set. Lynda · 2010-06-25: 05:56

Wow, fabulous macros, Brenda.....#1 is especially amazing!!! lookagain · 2010-06-25: 07:48

Good set! I took some just like these a few days back ;-) brad1eymi11er · 2010-06-25: 09:12

Wonderful set! pandka · 2010-06-25: 09:24

beautiful! urmysunshine · 2010-06-25: 10:35

Wow, wonderful! wildduck · 2010-06-25: 12:40

Very nice shots...beautiful flowers! threepeas · 2010-06-25: 12:47

Szépek! Iringo · 2010-06-25: 15:03

Hi! Wooow!Good set,Brenda! :)) Goldbrandi · 2010-06-25: 17:31

Wow, stunning! darfoster · 2010-06-25: 17:59

awesome!!!! saiimemories · 2010-06-25: 21:44

beautiful set, i added #1 to my fav crisutoma · 2010-06-26: 00:51

wow! Brenda this is a fantastic work!! giancaf · 2010-06-26: 02:21

gosh for a moment I thought I'd miss this! wonderful butterflies and bees! these pictures are truely amazing! I see those flowers really attract beautiful butterflies! onlyricky · 2010-06-26: 06:50

Great detail & set!!!! Yuck, I can see that wicked, but necessary pollen........... tennischick · 2010-06-26: 10:04

Gorgeous Brenda!!! ????? · 2010-06-26: 12:20

Wow, amazing shots! LOVE that first one! tracyseeger · 2010-06-26: 12:53

Stunning shots! :-) girafferacing · 2010-06-26: 13:57

What luck to catch them both in frame! These shots are incredible. Really well done. kellybee322 · 2010-06-27: 18:21

Beautiful flowers :X callyope21 · 2010-06-28: 17:18

wow great set Buffer221 · 2012-03-05: 14:55

Awesome! Sunithack · 2012-03-05: 16:07

love the colors!! easyshots · 2012-03-07: 11:12

Voted! marilynx · 2012-03-10: 16:30