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p.1 #1 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

I planted the garden with some native shrubs they like to forage on and they in turn roost nearby at night. Still too warm to get too close without disturbing them but it's cooling down now.

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One that was disturbed and settled on the nearby Banana tree stump.

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And with a little BG, a leaf held and a piece of material placed behind, or is that driving rain ...

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Mar 21, 2013 at 06:06 AM

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p.1 #2 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Excellent series Mark !
Brian v.

Mar 21, 2013 at 06:55 AM

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p.1 #3 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Excellent shots, what a nice looking bee

!!Andrei.

Mar 21, 2013 at 07:34 AM

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p.1 #4 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Great captures mark, Have them in my garden digging holes over in west oz but can
never find them sleeping any secrets.
Andy

Mar 21, 2013 at 01:28 PM

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p.1 #5 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

fantastic series mark.
what a beautiful bee

Mar 21, 2013 at 01:40 PM

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p.1 #6 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Thanks Brian, Andrei and Denis, appreciated ...

There are many beautiful bees here. It's a matter of getting out at the right time, season and place - as always ...

Mar 21, 2013 at 02:54 PM

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p.1 #7 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

No secrets Andy. You are lucky to have them nesting nearby. It means they are also roosting nearby, probably on thin stalks (dry grass, dead plants or fern, as you see in a few of the photos, otherwise is rare) that have some shelter from the elements (but not necessarily) and where there is a food source - flowering native plants are best but blue is an attractant for them - nearby. One thing bees need to get going in the morning is heat from the sun so they will roost where they can catch the first rays.

WARNERSINOZ wrote:
Great captures mark, Have them in my garden digging holes over in west oz but can
never find them sleeping any secrets.
Andy

What is the situation for the digging? On a sheltered slope? Clay, sandy - what kind of soil and situation?

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Mar 21, 2013 at 02:59 PM

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p.1 #8 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

wonderful shots

Mar 21, 2013 at 04:59 PM

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MarkB1 wrote
What is the situation for the digging? On a sheltered slope? Clay, sandy - what kind of soil and situation?

I have a sloping and a very sandy garden which does face the rising sun. They were mainly digging at the beginning of the summer season now only seem them flying about, impossible to take picture. How far
do they roost up the plant.

Andy

Mar 22, 2013 at 01:28 PM

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I can usually find them in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens all over the lavender in great numbers at certain times of the year. But usually the gardens are closing before I can hope to see one at rest. And on the move they're very difficult to capture, they work a lot quicker than the honey bees!

Good work Mark.

Mar 23, 2013 at 11:07 PM

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p.1 #11 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Amazing set!

<Jeffry>

Mar 25, 2013 at 01:00 AM

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p.1 #12 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Hi Mark

Beautiful series

Mar 26, 2013 at 09:08 AM

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p.1 #13 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Beautiful bee, beautifully captured.

Mar 27, 2013 at 09:07 AM

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Very impressive detail

Mar 27, 2013 at 01:37 PM

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Incredible detail .

Mar 28, 2013 at 04:03 AM

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Wonderful set mark stunning bee

Mar 28, 2013 at 04:53 AM

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p.1 #17 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

very nice images Mark

Mar 29, 2013 at 08:22 AM

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p.1 #18 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Superb shots. Would love to know of Exif data.

Mar 31, 2013 at 11:05 PM

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p.1 #19 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Stunning shots Mark!!!

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Apr 01, 2013 at 02:08 PM

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p.1 #20 · Our Beautiful Blue Banded Bee

Nice shots!

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