A British Bumblebee with a long tongue licking sugary water from a plant. The bee had looked very sleepy and was not moving like the other bees on the

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A British Bumblebee with a long tongue licking sugary water from a plant. The bee had looked very sleepy and was not moving like the other bees on the plant. I figured he needed a bit of sugary water to give him a bit of energy. He lapped it up.

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Size: 5034px × 3803px
Location: Redditch, Worcestershire, UK
Photo credit: © Shari Black Velvet / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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