Bee closeups
Nov 27, 2023 10:26:31 #
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Nov 27, 2023 12:22:37 #
srsincary wrote:
Honey and bumble (or carpenter) bees, Oct. 2023. After the hummer(s) left, the bees had the Salvia flowers to themselves. Then they left too, the flowers are dead, and the plant is in the ground for winter.
Tried to zoom in closer - from the closest the lens would focus - and also cropped more aggressively. Comments and critiques welcome.
Tried to zoom in closer - from the closest the lens would focus - and also cropped more aggressively. Comments and critiques welcome.
Nothing to critique -- they are excellent!
Nov 27, 2023 12:30:39 #
Nov 27, 2023 13:07:54 #
Wonderful photos, and, I love bees! Thank you
Nov 27, 2023 13:25:48 #
srsincary wrote:
Honey and bumble (or carpenter) bees, Oct. 2023. After the hummer(s) left, the bees had the Salvia flowers to themselves. Then they left too, the flowers are dead, and the plant is in the ground for winter.
Tried to zoom in closer - from the closest the lens would focus - and also cropped more aggressively. Comments and critiques welcome.
Tried to zoom in closer - from the closest the lens would focus - and also cropped more aggressively. Comments and critiques welcome.
Exceptionnel! Superbe! Ebouriffant!I would like to be able to produce such beauties...Nov 27, 2023 16:26:44 #
dustie wrote:
Good work on the pics.
I wonder if the blooms present much in the way of pollen or nectar for the visitors late in the season that way.
I wonder if the blooms present much in the way of pollen or nectar for the visitors late in the season that way.
Thank you, Dustie, for the feedback. Based on the regularity with which the few remaining honey and bumble bees kept returning to the planter over many days, I would say that there was nectar. A flower could not fool these critters again and again, but that is my non-expert opinion only.
😀
Nov 27, 2023 16:27:38 #
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sippyjug104 wrote:
Outstanding series.
Thank you, Gary, for viewing and commenting!
Nov 27, 2023 16:32:52 #
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Dan' de Bourgogne wrote: Exceptionnel! Superbe! Ebouriffant!I would like to be able to produce such beauties...
Exceptionnel! Superbe! Ebouriffant!I would like to be able to produce such beauties...Thank you very much, Dan, for the positive feedback and for teaching me some new French words!
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Nov 27, 2023 18:05:09 #
Sharp, good detail and color. The only one that I might criticize is the one with the twig cutting right across the body.
Well done.
Well done.
Nov 27, 2023 18:22:20 #
JeffDavidson wrote:
Sharp, good detail and color. The only one that I might criticize is the one with the twig cutting right across the body.
Well done.
Well done.
Thank you, Jeff. I was in two minds about including that one. Eventually I kept it since the frontal and underside view made it different from the others.
Nov 28, 2023 03:36:39 #
dwmoar
Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley
srsincary wrote:
Honey and bumble (or carpenter) bees, Oct. 2023. After the hummer(s) left, the bees had the Salvia flowers to themselves. Then they left too, the flowers are dead, and the plant is in the ground for winter.
Tried to zoom in closer - from the closest the lens would focus - and also cropped more aggressively. Comments and critiques welcome.
Tried to zoom in closer - from the closest the lens would focus - and also cropped more aggressively. Comments and critiques welcome.
What a great set. Well done.
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