Lavender Lover, Pt. 2 - _TNY_3160
I made a nice discovery in my mother-in-law's English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) - the four-banded flower bees (Anthophora quadrimaculata) are nuts about it and fly from flower to flower to flower getting a small sip of nectar each time.
Unfortunately, this means that they only stay at each flower for about half a second which became a bit of a challenge when shooting.
It took me a couple of tries, but I eventually figured out the settings to use and crouched down at the lavender patch several times to shoot them as they are very cute with their eyeliner and mascara.
Unfortunately (not really) it was very hot there then (late July of 2025) so I couldn't stay out in the sun for too long each time, but I still got a whole bunch of shots which, even if they aren't super close, still came out alright.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54667631253/
Lavender Lover, Pt. 2 - _TNY_3160
I made a nice discovery in my mother-in-law's English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) - the four-banded flower bees (Anthophora quadrimaculata) are nuts about it and fly from flower to flower to flower getting a small sip of nectar each time.
Unfortunately, this means that they only stay at each flower for about half a second which became a bit of a challenge when shooting.
It took me a couple of tries, but I eventually figured out the settings to use and crouched down at the lavender patch several times to shoot them as they are very cute with their eyeliner and mascara.
Unfortunately (not really) it was very hot there then (late July of 2025) so I couldn't stay out in the sun for too long each time, but I still got a whole bunch of shots which, even if they aren't super close, still came out alright.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54667631253/