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Hary footed flower Bees
Chocky

Hary footed flower Bees (Anthophora plumipes)

This is a pair and the black bee on the left is the female taking her time over the nectar in the flower which made the male bee on the right angry and he kept flying into her with great force' hitting her quite hard until they both flew off. It was amusing to watch
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Habitat
parks gardens woodlands
Location
Devon UK
Date taken
April 2016
Scientific name
Anthophora plumipes
Equipment used
Nikon D7000 SWMCamera. Nikon 55-300mm VR F4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX NIKKOR
Chocky
Yes. I was so pleased with myself for getting the two of them. They are our fastest and smallest bees .

Thank you for your kind comment |=)|
 
Stanley Jones
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Amazing action and behavior picture with excellent stop-action. Exceptional picture and a brilliant narrative Chocky!!! TFS!!!
 

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