Some other colors of fall

This is an early morning photo of a bumblebee on a purplish blue flower. Bright sunshine was striking a small patch of flowers. Light fog as well as a dark hillside aided in making a favorable background for this photo.

Photographing a bee on a cool morning of about 50 degrees is easier than when the morning is warm with temperatures above 70 degrees. Bees will often stay on flowers overnight. When temperatures are low the following morning, the bees will be lethargic and unable to fly. Sunshine will warm them up quickly, and they will then fly.

The flower shown here is a native wildflower called blue lobelia. It blooms in late summer and autumn. There are several kinds of bumblebees native to North America.