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Carpenter Bee


Carpenter Bee
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Copyright: Fran King (sugah_bear69) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 601 W: 62 N: 1227] (4362)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-15
Categories: Macro
Camera: Canon PowerShot A70, Canon Zoom Lens 3X 5.4-16.2mm 1.2 8-4.8
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Bees [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-05-17 0:38
Viewed: 652
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a Carpenter bee they are large, hairy bees distributed worldwide. They can be important pollinators, especially of open-faced flowers. These bees don't live in a "hive" such as honey bees do. They do, however, tend to accumulate in certain areas. They are known to attack any unpainted or unfinished wooden items or dead tree limbs or trunks.

Most of the congregating bees you see in the early spring will be males bees. They hang around, waiting for the females, and just like all males they are very territorial, and will confront you whenever you enter their territory. Male bees are incapable of stinging, and are only checking you out. While the females do have a stinger, they are very docile and are not known to sting people, even when disturbed. If you stand still for a minute or two they will forget you are there and leave you alone - unless, of course, you happen to be a female carpenter bee.

You can completely ignore the ones that "buzz" you, they're the males. The females are much too busy getting their galleries ready to deposit their eggs to bother with you. Females will work all summer, you just won't notice them. The woodpeckers will, however.


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Fran
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To JohnTulip: Welcome Back John!!!!sugah_bear69 1 05-22 17:58
To yas_ank: Hi Yasin,sugah_bear69 1 05-21 15:08
To emanetkerem: Hi Kerem,sugah_bear69 1 05-20 14:45
To ScottHale: Hi Scott,sugah_bear69 1 05-20 14:44
To spike1: Hi Peter,sugah_bear69 1 05-20 14:41
To jacojvr: Lol! Hi Jaco,sugah_bear69 1 05-20 14:36
To sufi: Hi Salim,sugah_bear69 2 05-19 03:58
To Beger: Hi Annie,sugah_bear69 1 05-19 02:52
To scottevers7: Hi Scott,sugah_bear69 1 05-18 22:26
To perryhooter: Hi Robert,sugah_bear69 1 05-18 20:07
To surfacing: Hello Marek,sugah_bear69 1 05-18 20:05
To ckradolfer: Hi Christine,sugah_bear69 1 05-18 20:00
To anavazao: Hi Ana,sugah_bear69 1 05-18 19:59
To Refugee: Hullo David,sugah_bear69 1 05-17 15:30
To harpya: Hi Sérgiosugah_bear69 1 05-17 15:28
To lebjohnson: Hi Lois,sugah_bear69 1 05-17 12:56
To Janice: Hi Janice,sugah_bear69 1 05-17 12:48
To naturegirl: Hi Liz,sugah_bear69 1 05-17 12:43
To lucbus: Hi Luc,sugah_bear69 1 05-17 12:41
To SkyF: Hi Sky,sugah_bear69 1 05-17 12:38
To Ms-Mew: Hi Marie-Lise,sugah_bear69 1 05-17 12:35
To OeilMagique: I thought I got a message from a buzz saw!sugah_bear69 1 05-17 12:33
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fran,
enough of bees when are you going to get to the birds!!
her eyou show us the rear end of the bee, what are you trying to say!?
nice catch, good color and i like the pov. great note.

Hi Fran, good shot of the BBees backside and wings! I'm not sure if they live in NZ, but if they do, thank you, I will ignore the ones that "buzz" me from now on.
The flowers look good - Lantanas? Such beautiful colours and sharpness against the blurred BG. Well done,
Janice

Wonderful pov, colour and composition. The sharpness and detail in the wings is amazing..good capture and thanks for sharing,
Liz

Hi Fran,
Another great macro of an insect. It is so clear and sharp with superb colors and this great DOF. Very well done.
Luc

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2006-05-17 9:07]
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Hello Fran,
beautiful composition, the POV and DOF seperate the flower and bee so well from the back ground. Colors and details are wonderful.
Well done. TFS..Sky

Well done Fran, great Pov and colour. Of course as usual the women are always working while the guys just hang about!

TFS

ML

I Fran
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...Bzzzzzzzzzz...
Bzz........bz. I'm a male... Bzzzzzzzzzz....LOL.
Good POV Bzzzzzzz.....LOL. Bz.. Bz.. realy enjoy
your notes today, bz. TFS.

Paul zzzzz

Ah, another great macro and of the the north end of a south going carpenter bee! This is beautifully detailed with even the pollen grains on the bee's legs visible. A nice color accent is supplied by the lantana blossoms.

I have some of these living in a wooden table on my balcony, sawdust shows up on the floor. I suppose I should kill them, but I don't have the heart to...

Nice informative note is the icing on the cake.
Best regards,
Lois

hello fran!
wonderful shot.
regards,
zoran

Hi Fran,

Excellent detail of the pollen collecting on the bees legs. Good solid colours, excellent POV and background. TFS and hugsssss,
David
PS Many thanks for your comment on Sand Bubbles

Hi Fran,

Beautiful macro, that seems alive!
beautiful visual, I am amazed with the
that I see here, it is perfect!
Beautiful work.
Congratulations

Sérgio

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  • sufi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 720 W: 7 N: 106] (1336)
  • [2006-05-18 7:29]
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Hi Fran...
Wonderful macro-shot, my friend... The colors, light, details, clarity and sharpness are wonderful too... Of course great POV and shot...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

Hi Fran,
nice macro with very good sharpness and backgeround blur. Nice details on the bee (would prefer it frontally though... LOL) and on the flower. Funny note! tfs

Marek

now this is a super macro wow, you can even see the polen on the bee's legs.
Super!!!
Christine.

Hi,
great perspective!
A very nice macro! Wonderful sharp details and brilliant colors! Great compositon and very nice frame!

Hi Fran,
Excellent composition! A unique POV here for sure. You handled the exposure well. Nice saturated colors with sharp detail. You may have caught his best side.
Scott

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3288 W: 786 N: 4406] (19796)
  • [2006-05-18 23:04]
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Hi Fran,
Great macro buzzing of life. Colors, acuity of the details and DOF, all is perfect! Very nicely done! Annie

Hello Fran !

Lovely note..... (^_^)
and is it intentionally you are proposing us this macro hot of this female bu... Oops bee !
Well done!
Robert

Hi Fran
Good capture. Very nice flowers. Beautiful DOF.Good colours.
Well done. Have a nice days my friend.

Kerem

Fran,
Great macro of a bee. I take a lot of these shots and I'm waiting for the flower season at our local nature center. This shot got me kind of excited thinking about it. The colors here are great and the shallow DOF is pleasant. Great notes....Nice work Fran,
Scott

Nice shot of it's beeeehind! Excellent macro Fran, nice sharpness and colour saturation. Do dingbats develop an adverse reaction if stung by bees?

awesome macro Fran

very sharp and a very unique angle, most people would have gone for the head

jaco

Hello Fran.
Very good angle here, amazing close-up capture.
A successful depth of field and good point of view, congratulations.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend, best wishes.

Yasin.

Dearest Franny
Holland calling to tell you that after a happy week inh Spain I like your bubble bee very much ^_^
Well done and hug from Holland
John

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