Bumble bee saga part 2

Lord Vetinari

Went back to check how the bumble bee was doing an hour or two later and it was still sitting in the same hibiscus flower I'd place it in but even more covered in pollen.
I let it walk onto my hand and took it back into the house. This time I put a drop of sugar syrup onto my hand so it could warm up and feed at the same time.
It started looking a bit livelier so I went to place it on a ganzania flower just outside the back door but it took off, did a circuit around my head and then flew off into the back garden - success !

Brian V.

Ambrola

he was lucky to have a Macro shooter looking after him. Great shots of the pollen and the Bee feeding. Well done.

Wicked_Dark

Great story and photos. That little girl was lucky to have you.

GOLDENORFE

amazing amount of pollen on him

great series

DCrossPhoto

Hey Brian. These are really great shots, and backstory. I don't know if I'd be calm enough to have him on my hand like that. Glad you helped him out. I really like the first shot for the clarity of the eye. I think #5 is my overall favorite. The stance/eye/feeding/mouth parts all seem to work for me. Excellent shots, thank you for sharing!

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments all - appreciated. I was just pleased to see it fly off.


Brian V

Wicked_Dark

Pedant alert!

Pretty much every bee (or ant for that matter) you see is female. Certainly the ones on flowers are; only female bees have pollen baskets. Each colony only has a few males and they exist just to mate (or try to mate) and die. Colonies are really just a collective organism and can be categorized as female.

That is all. Pedant alert stand down.

Subanu

These shots are impressive... Simply stunning!! Have you ever been stung by one of these little guys, and do you have any tips for someone interested in giving this technique a try?

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments and info

Subanu - No I have never been stung by any insect I was photographing. Re the bumble bees, I only do this type of thing when the bee is in difficulty meaning it is having difficulty taking off. They are normally either cold or run out of "fuel" or both. Only advice is that I never directly pick them up, I just let them walk onto my finger.

Brian V.

korandoke

very nice serie.

Greeting,
Korandoke

vintagemxr

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Thanks for the comments all - appreciated. I was just pleased to see it fly off.
Brian V

Sometimes a person's real goodness is seen best in small gestures rather than their grand efforts.



Doug

Lord Vetinari

Thanks again for the comments - appreciated

Brian V.