The Wild Lupins of Lindis Pass

Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

The most amazing field of Wild Lupins at Lindis Pass. We saw this from the road, parked the car, climbed over two fences and spent 2 hours in this spot photographing this magical place amongst he flowers. The Lupins stretched literally for miles, all along the river on both sides of the bank. I nearly stayed at home this day as I broke my ankle the night before, but am so pleased I didn't let a bone break ruin this opportunity!

Blue Lupin Bee

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Had to do another Bee.  This time the bee is on a Lupin Flower. Through the macro lens, I watched the bee land on the lupin, then open up the flower pod, pull out the stamen, collect the pollen, then fly on to the next one. Some of the bees in this area were so laden down with pollen they could barely fly. With the naked eye, you couldn't see the work of opening the flower pods, so I'm thankful the Macro lens is teaching me the hidden world of nature.