Male I believe.
These guys fly around pretty quickly...they don't sit for long before moving on which is a challenge.
Used the 200 mm F/4 Nikkor again, but I narrowed the aperture to F/13 (thanks PixelStan) and manually focused by moving in and out (thanks Mark).
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Very nice! Aptly named Agapostemon splendens.
Excellent close-up, enygy.
That looks good and this is a particularly difficult subject so well done.
Very colorful. Love the iridescence of the greens. Highly detailed as well. Job well done.
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