Tricolored Bumble Bee (Bombus Ternarius)

This species is fairly common, but I have not had much opportunity to photograph it until a recent journey into the deserts of Central Washington. They made a characteristic rhythmic buzzing sound as they moved from one lupine bloom to the next. They have a noisy, buzzy flight that I really enjoyed observing.



Tricolored bumble bee (Bombus Ternarius) flying among silky lupine (Lupinus sericeus) flowers





Tricolored bumble bee (Bombus Ternarius) flying among silky lupine (Lupinus sericeus) flowers