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25-FEB-2015 Jim B (MSP)

Bees, No Birds

Green Valley, AZ

I keep waiting for the hummingbirds; none yet.

Canon EOS 60D ,Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 vc
1/1250s f/5.0 at 61.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time25-Feb-2015 11:13:15
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ModelCanon EOS 60D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length61 mm
Exposure Time1/1250 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent100
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Canon Image Challenge27-Feb-2015 19:13
I put a shot in pending
http://www.pbase.com/cichallenge/image/159292383

Not the best lens, or the best pp, but you get the idea.
And I wasn't going to get too close to these guys, as they aggressively defend their hive.
Jim
Canon Image Challenge27-Feb-2015 14:51
I was out on my walk yesterday in Madera Canyon on the trail we will take the 4th graders on starting next week. Just off the trail is a hive in one of the trees (photo later). Our leader is a naturalist and he said this was a hive of these Africanized bees.

My feeder is generally packed with about a dozen when they show up. I am not sure where the hive is, perhaps in one of the trees in the wash behind us. I may take the feeder down for a few days and let them go find someplace else.
Jim
Canon Image Challenge27-Feb-2015 12:09
I agree. One bee no problem, a hive... problem. Paul
Canon Image Challenge27-Feb-2015 04:44
I just looked on the net
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee
and they sure look like it.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge27-Feb-2015 01:31
Yikes, I wouldn't know one if I saw one but I sure know the name. AKA Killer Bees. Where's a scorpion when you need one. Paul
Canon Image Challenge26-Feb-2015 21:45
I was told today that these could be African honey bees.
I am not necessarily happy about that.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge26-Feb-2015 13:49
Bees already, of course no doubt it's 70 ish there.
I went for a hike around Lake Olathe yesterday to try to photograph the bluffs since I know all to well I'd not find anything red this time of year. This much I can tell you the ice on the lake was angry and noisy. It was making some unusual sounds so I kept my distance from her just in case she was hungry and wanted to swallow me and camera alive. Paul