Every year all male bees are ejected from the hive in the fall months. By the time winter comes they have all been tossed out to freeze to death. Only the female workers and the queen survive thru the winter. The female is the smaller with the stripes. The male (drone) is the larger with the blunt abdomen; the drone doesn't have a stinger.
This was taken with the camera set up remotely focused and stationary. I focused in front of the beehive and actuated the shutter when a bee came into range, without looking thru the viewfinder, hoping for the best. I took around 200 shots and got five really nice pix of the bees flying. Those bees really move in and out quickly! This one, with the two having their little 'conversation', was the best.
I was hoping for a better bokeh, but, oh well.
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