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My new (to me) Sony RX10 Mk III (aka RX10M3) - a fine photographic tool
Just a quick post to echo what many photographers already know: the (lightly used) Sony RX10M3 I recently purchased - from a photographer who had upgraded to the newer, improved model of Sony's large-ish bridge camera (the RX10M4) is proving to be a superb photographic tool for documenting both... -
an Architect, a Builder and a Mother
Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.) building a nest. Home backyard macro photography.- dixonlau
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Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)
Doing some home backyard macro photography.- dixonlau
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Facing Off with Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)
Relaxing at home backyard doing some macro photography. No worry, it didn't attack me 😄- dixonlau
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Leafcutter Bee
Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp.: Megachilidae) Foraging on Fall Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium: Asteraceae).- Stanley Jones
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Tiger Bee Fly
Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus: Bombyliidae) This is a large bee fly measuring 1.1-1.9 cm long (0.43-0.75 in) long.- Stanley Jones
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Pinocchio
Pinocchio (Systoechus sp.: Bombyliidae) The flower is globe amaranth.- Stanley Jones
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Not so busy bee!!
Taken in garden with iPhone, if Im correct.- canonman77
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Sweat Bee......
..... I think on a Blackeyed Susan.- D. Taylor
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Honey Bee
- Chris Bollen
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Bee collecting pollen
The bees and insects were in overdrive today amongst the wild flowers.- Ian Byrnes
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Green Metallic Sweat Bee (female)
Green Metallic Sweat Bee (Augochloropsis metallica: Halictidae) Female. 8.0-10.0 mm (0.31-0.39 in) long. Nectaring Old Plainsman.- Stanley Jones
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Blueberry Bee
Blueberry Bee (Osmia ribifloris: Megachilidae) Foraging on Texas Thistle.- Stanley Jones
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Digger Bee
Digger Bee (Anthophora sp.: Apidae) on Bull Thistle. 1.2-1.7 cm (0.5-0.7 in) long.- Stanley Jones
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Eastern Carpenter Bee (male)
Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica: Apidae) Male. 1.9-2.3 cm (0.75-0.91 in) long. Nectaring entireleaf paintbrush.- Stanley Jones
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Two-spotted Longhorned Bee (female)
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus: Apidae) Female. 1.3-1.5 cm (0.51-0.59 in) long. Foraging on a redbud tree.- Stanley Jones
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Bee
I saw quite a few of these large black bees- hindleygreener
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Bee on a Wild Sunflower
Photo taken in August 18th, 2011, during a hike in the Rouge Valley. This was the wettest hike on recorded history, and we also went through a nettle patch, which is another story. We came out into this bog, and the sun came out. P.S. I'm pretty sure this is a honey bee, possibly a worker bee...- Flicker the Halfling
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Horse-like Carpenter Bee (female)
Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae: Apidae) Female. Ca. 2.1 cm long. Foraging on Firecracker Bush (Cuphea igna: Lythraceae).- Stanley Jones
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Rapid Bee Fly
Rapid Bee Fly (Hemipenthes celeris: Bombyliidae) 1.3-1.5 cm long. Perched on frog fruit.- Stanley Jones
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Love Bee
Love Bee (Stelis louisae: Megachilidae) 7-8 mm (0.28-0.31 in) long. Foraging on Seashore Vervain (Verbena litoralis: Verbenaceae).- Stanley Jones
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Bee Fly
Bee Fly (Aphoebantus sp.: Bombyliidae) Its not going to win a beauty contest but it was fun to watch.- Stanley Jones
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Leaf-cutter Bee
Leaf-cutter Bee (Heriades sp.: Megachilidae) Also known as a Resin Bee. 9-10 mm (0.35-0.39 in) long. Visiting Seashore Vervain (Verbena litoralis: Verbenaceae)- Stanley Jones
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Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (male)
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculata: Apidae) Male. 1.1-1.5 cm (0.43-0.59 in) long.- Stanley Jones
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