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13-JUN-2008 David Mingay

Jun 13: Bees

Three of many! These little gals race in and out of the hive so quickly. They've emptied their feeder in just four days and I had to re-fill. Once they've built up their own honey store, they'll stop taking the sugar syrup.

I'm using a 200mm lens plus extension tube here. Didn't want to get closer and use the 100mm macro. These critters can sting!

Canon EOS 20D
1/180s f/4.0 at 172.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time13-Jun-2008 16:02:19
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length172 mm
Exposure Time1/180 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Gail Davison17-Jun-2008 18:46
Yay.. the bees have arrived.
Michael Todd Thorpe14-Jun-2008 15:01
Oh, yes, stand back!
Robin Reid14-Jun-2008 00:02
I suppose re-setting the bees is all the buzz aorund your place.
Máire Uí Mhaicín13-Jun-2008 21:59
Great capture! Here are some of their Irish cousins who went astray recently and had to be rehomed:http://www.pbase.com/maire/a_bee_story