Bees !

[Stanga]

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[rloewy]

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[Harvey Melvin Richards]

A bee landscape.

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M1025159-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

 

[Stanga]

I think that I am getting the hang of shooting bees in flight.

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[piggsy]

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sugarbag bee on corymbia by PIG, on Flickr

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orange tail bee w/ cosmos by PIG, on Flickr

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orange tail bee w/ cosmos by PIG, on Flickr

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sugarbag bee on corymbia by PIG, on Flickr

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orange tail bee w/ virginia stock by PIG, on Flickr

 

[Harvey Melvin Richards]

View attachment 752348 sugarbag bee on corymbia by PIG, on Flickr

View attachment 752349 orange tail bee w/ cosmos by PIG, on Flickr

View attachment 752350 orange tail bee w/ cosmos by PIG, on Flickr

View attachment 752351 sugarbag bee on corymbia by PIG, on Flickr

View attachment 752352 orange tail bee w/ virginia stock by PIG, on Flickr

Stunning work.

 

[piggsy]

Stunning work.

Thanks! The sugarbag bees are a real pain in the arse to shoot (quite a lot of ants are bigger and slower moving) but you just keep blasting away at them and eventually you get something. Their carrying capacity is pretty amazing also, the pollen baskets are full to a point where they're bigger than the bee's own head.

 

[Phil.H]

I took this with my Panagor 90mm f2.8 macro.

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[Harvey Melvin Richards]

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EM121154-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

 

[Macroramphosis]

A small solitary bee, Amegilla albgina, from Europe. About 7-8mm long, and very zippy!

G6 + P30mm macro

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[Macroramphosis]

I took this with my Panagor 90mm f2.8 macro.

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Whereabouts in the world are you, Phil?

 

[Phil.H]

Whereabouts in the world are you, Phil?

I'm in the UK.

 

[Macroramphosis]

Ah, that makes sense then, as I think your 'bee' may actually be a soldier fly, Stratiomys longicornis - not that this detracts from the beauty of the beast, nor the skill of the photographer, I can assure you!!

 

[RichardC]

A sleeping bee in my garden this evening.

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[Phil.H]

Ah, that makes sense then, as I think your 'bee' may actually be a soldier fly, Stratiomys longicornis - not that this detracts from the beauty of the beast, nor the skill of the photographer, I can assure you!!

Thank you very much, the lens used is a bit of a beast as well

 

[phigmov]

Couple of useful guides

https://askabiologist.asu.edu/honey-bee-identificationhttps://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/how-to-tell-bees-from-wasps-and-flies/
TL;DR - Bees are cuter than Wasps or Flies

 

[Macroramphosis]

Thank you very much, the lens used is a bit of a beast as well

I've been doing some research on that lens, it seems a well-regarded beast, though! What mount is yours, and what adaptor do you use it with?

 

[Phil.H]

I've been doing some research on that lens, it seems a well-regarded beast, though! What mount is yours, and what adaptor do you use it with?

Mine is an OM mount. I just use a no name cheap adapter with it.

 

[RichardC]

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[Macroramphosis]

A Lasioglossum species on my thyme. Small, about 8mm long, and fast moving ! Arrgh!

G80 + P30mm macro.

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