Busy collecting
I have it on good authority that this bee is Leioproctus sp. female. A Flickr colleague of mine asked me to take some video recordings of this native bee while it buzzed from Drumstick flower to Drumstick flower. (This footage is in my gallery now).
I wanted to get some still images of it as well for double confirmation. They were noisy, busy and erratic fliers, so proved as challenging as the last time I snapped shots of them! I also took a number of photos of other native bees which I will upload in the coming days!
The flowers these bees (and many others) are enjoying are Isopogon anemonifolius flowers. Found late morning on a fire trail in Faulconbridge, mid-Blue Mountains, NSW.
Footage:
Buzzing Bees 1: www.flickr.com/photos/125933031@N05/50565621351/in/datepo...
Buzzing Bees 2: www.flickr.com/photos/125933031@N05/50565769257/in/datepo...
Busy collecting
I have it on good authority that this bee is Leioproctus sp. female. A Flickr colleague of mine asked me to take some video recordings of this native bee while it buzzed from Drumstick flower to Drumstick flower. (This footage is in my gallery now).
I wanted to get some still images of it as well for double confirmation. They were noisy, busy and erratic fliers, so proved as challenging as the last time I snapped shots of them! I also took a number of photos of other native bees which I will upload in the coming days!
The flowers these bees (and many others) are enjoying are Isopogon anemonifolius flowers. Found late morning on a fire trail in Faulconbridge, mid-Blue Mountains, NSW.
Footage:
Buzzing Bees 1: www.flickr.com/photos/125933031@N05/50565621351/in/datepo...
Buzzing Bees 2: www.flickr.com/photos/125933031@N05/50565769257/in/datepo...