Collecting pollen all day in the Arizona summer sun is hard work. Fortunately, bees have found an interesting way of staying cool—as photographer Joe Neely found out.
Recently, Neely poised himself before a bubbling water display with his Nikon and macro lens, hoping to snap birds and bees. It was the perfect watering hole for a handful of thirsty bees, which buzzed up to dip their toes, wet their whistles, and beat the summer heat. Neely noticed that they were perched side-by-side, looking somewhat comically like a few buddies out on the town, sitting at a bar.
