A close-up, high-angle view captures a blooming purple artichoke flower with a bee

A close-up, high-angle view captures a blooming purple artichoke flower with a bee. The flower, centrally positioned and dominant, exhibits numerous slender, rigid purple florets radiating from a denser, reddish-purple core. A single bee, with a dark head and striped, dark and light brown abdomen, is observed resting on the upper right quadrant of the flower, its legs visible. The background consists of a blurred, vibrant green grassy field, indicative of an outdoor, sunny environment. No human subjects are present. The scene is located in Gangloff, Germany.