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This is a very large hoverfly. It's body is about 3 cm long. I finally found it it a Tiger bee fly. It feeds on nectar and despite it’s size it’s harmless as an adult. However it’s larvae are parasites and feed on carpenter bee hatchling.
During a walk today, it seemed that I saw more bees busily gathering pollen.Perhaps some scientist were correct when they studied bees, finding the bees spent more time out of the hive foraging and stopped work later in the afternoon when the following day proved to be rainy rather than sunny.They seemed to be responding to cues such as changes in humidity, temperature and barometric pressure that preceded rainstorms.
www.newscientist.com/article/2075606-honeybees-know-its-g...
Pollinating the Desert Brittlebrush wildflower.
Full frame. No crop. Dedicated macro lens. No post processing.
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After trimming my hedge, I spent a few minutes shooting bees on my Rosemary herb plant testing insect recognition of my Sony A7RV body.
I took my first shot of this occurrence (bees drinking water) about a year ago. It was from further away, and with fairly poor light. This one hasn't dipped in yet, but the light, color and detail are far beyond what I caught last time. It helps when you aren't afraid to get really close - this was taken about 8" away. Got many more shots of them drinking, but this one just stood out from the rest.
One of the many bees in Anne Hathaway's Cottage garden - they obviously like the environment with its vast supply of nectar!
A big bee on my agastache today.
Photographed in Maryland.
Canon 80D, Canon MPE lens, Canon twin flash, aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400.
Some verbena plants self sowed themselves in the pots on the back patio from last year’s crop. Some of the stems have grown almost 2 metres high and are a great attractant to insects. Always fun to watch.
Taken in our garden enjoy your day.
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From the morning I chased the Monarch flitting through my yard, with particular interest on the Milkweed, of course. They're blooming now, in the dead of winter. Beats me. I'm not sure about the little brown specs - today I realized there are actually seed pods opening, full of silk and seed, and I did note the bees occasionally looking like they were stuck. I thought a spider web, but couldn't see any. Now I'm completely guessing it's the silk from the seed pod and maybe some seeds there on its legs. I could be totally wrong. Check it large...
Did I mention I'm SO glad I added a macro to my camera bag last Spring when that pandemic thing hit and all my nature hangouts closed. Little did I know I'd still be laying low, ten months later. Stay safe out there.