Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great photo. The bumblebees love my Rose of Sharons, too. I often see them crawling into them before they open for the day. Early bee gets the pollen! -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 https://chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio https://crawfordphotoschool.com Learn From Me ?On 8/18/21, 3:02 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jim Nichols" <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: By noon, the Rose of Sharon blooms were about half closed, but a few bees were still working. I caught this large black bee departing a partially closed bloom. As I looked at the image on my computer screen, I realized that the markings were unusual. It was not a Carpenter Bee, our most common variety, but was thin-waisted and had two thin, fuzzy yellow bands on the abdomen. Searches online were not helpful. I assume it is some form of Bumble Bee, but the name eludes me. http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210818-P8180301-Enhanced.JPG.html X-E1 with 50-200 and monopod. -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information