Helpful Posts: Had a day off today so I've been in the garden with a few peach ciders and my camera, chasing some sort of bees about. (At least I think they are bees, can anyone confirm?)
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20th April 2015, 02:45 PM #1
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20th April 2015, 03:42 PM #2
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Nice job Matt.
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20th April 2015, 03:51 PM #3
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Nice captures.
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20th April 2015, 04:08 PM #4
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Hello Matt
"deeply involved" bee I would call your pictures. For what I know they are bees (hairy, round body; wasps would be "stretched". slender and hairless).
A nice document of their behavior.
ErwinLast edited by Krawuntzel; 20th April 2015 at 04:16 PM.
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20th April 2015, 04:23 PM #5
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Re: Pollen Hunters (Macro)
I don't appreciate this style of photography, so I'll only comment on the following:
That's far better than them chasing you.
Originally Posted by Rebel
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20th April 2015, 04:24 PM #6
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The cats or the bees? Originally Posted by Mike Buckley
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20th April 2015, 04:34 PM #7
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20th April 2015, 06:40 PM #8
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Yes bees; you can just see the elbowed antennae.
These little solitary living bees are very difficult to identify but being on dandilions at this time of the year would suggest one of the Lasioglossum species to me. No common name for them.
Always looks good if you can get a full face angle but I know from experience just how difficult that is to actually achieve so I'm not complaining about what you have shot.
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20th April 2015, 06:48 PM #9
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I would concur with Geoff. Honey bees are hairier (though nothing like as hairy as bumble-bees).
John
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20th April 2015, 07:10 PM #10
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Very nice set Matt, he certainly seems well engrossed in his work. Good image quality as well.
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20th April 2015, 08:00 PM #11
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Very nice captures.
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20th April 2015, 09:14 PM #12
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Thanks everyone, Geoff I tried all day to get a head on shot, but they seemed to turn their back on me! Originally Posted by Geoff F
Yes bees; you can just see the elbowed antennae.
These little solitary living bees are very difficult to identify but being on dandilions at this time of the year would suggest one of the Lasioglossum species to me. No common name for them.
Always looks good if you can get a full face angle but I know from experience just how difficult that is to actually achieve so I'm not complaining about what you have shot.
The cider wasn't helping either!
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21st April 2015, 01:16 AM #13
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Re: Pollen Hunters (Macro)
Good shots of a busy bee, Matt...I am with Geoff and Grahame...they are both expert macro-ist.
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