[Leica] IMG: Black-and-Gold Bumble Bee and Carpenter Bee

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Good work! You're more than likely correct Jim, but the photos used in 
the original guide show the yellow furry bit a bit more fluffy compared 
to your specimen. Perhaps it's the dampness on the Rose of Sharon. If 
you want to be certain, you could send the photos to the Entomology Dept 
of the University of Tennessee who could probably tell you or point you 
to a local apiarist who could help.

Douglas

On 21/08/2021 21:55, Jim Nichols wrote:
> After the rain stopped, I took a different camera and lens to the Rose 
> of Sharon bush and observed the bees. Though they never pose, I'm 
> convinced that the one I have been seeing is a Black-and-Gold Bumble Bee.
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> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210821-P8210407-Enhanced.JPG.html
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> For comparison, I also captured a more common? Carpenter Bee.
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> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210821-P8210371-Enhanced.JPG.html
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> Olympus X-E1 with Olympus ED 50mm Macro lens, burst mode
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