Bumble (Carpenter) Bee In Flight

greybeard · Apr 3, 2017

Bumble from front-2 by TOM STRAIGHT, on Flickr

Bumble from side-2 by TOM STRAIGHT, on Flickr

Bumble from side by TOM STRAIGHT, on Flickr

Bumble from back by TOM STRAIGHT, on Flickr
D750 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 @ 300mm F10 1/1250 sec ISO auto

Gary A. · Apr 3, 2017

Wow ... Wow ... Wow ... and ... Wow!

goooner · Apr 4, 2017

Excellent. Something I've tried and failed with (with a 100mm Macro). Will give it another go with the big zoom lens. Having an uncluttered background is my main problem. The lens really has a difficult time if the background is not clean.

zombiesniper · Apr 4, 2017

Great set.

jcdeboever · Apr 4, 2017

Cool, will have to try that some day... Very nice.

birdbonkers84 · Apr 4, 2017

beeutiful!

greybeard · Apr 4, 2017

goooner said:
Excellent. Something I've tried and failed with (with a 100mm Macro). Will give it another go with the big zoom lens. Having an uncluttered background is my main problem. The lens really has a difficult time if the background is not clean.

I used a 70-300@300mm f/10 and 1/1250th. All the focus points active in continuous mode. I found that if I got the focus close in manual 1st, the auto focus snapped in well.

ZombiesniperJr · Apr 4, 2017

Nice set

Derrel · Apr 4, 2017

The last shot is my favorite.Tricky just getting these bees in-focus!

smoke665 · Apr 4, 2017

Wow! Really nice set!!! I suspect this a Carpenter Bee rather than a Bumble Bee though as its' abdomen is bare, shiny black as opposed to the Bumble Bee's the hairy abdomen and yellow banding. I fight a running battle with these things every year, they love boring into our deck.

charles.ottinger · Apr 4, 2017

Way impressed!

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Gary A. · Apr 4, 2017

smoke665 said:
Wow! Really nice set!!! I suspect this a Carpenter Bee rather than a Bumble Bee though as its' abdomen is bare, shiny black as opposed to the Bumble Bee's the hairy abdomen and yellow banding. I fight a running battle with these things every year, they love boring into our deck.

You have a boring deck?

smoke665 · Apr 4, 2017

Gary A. said:
You have a boring deck?

Must be, I've tried everything from putting insecticide in the holes, to plugging them, to swatting them with an electrified flyswatter. At least there is a little satisfaction in hearing that swatter zap them, though even it doesn't seem to decrease their numbers much.

Derrel · Apr 4, 2017

smoke665 said:
Gary A. said:

You have a boring deck?

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Must be, I've tried everything from putting insecticide in the holes, to plugging them, to swatting them with an electrified flyswatter. At least there is a little satisfaction in hearing that swatter zap them, though even it doesn't seem to decrease their numbers much.