Honey Bee
Today is Australia Day and for the most part it is a day to kick back, invite a few friends over for a BBQ and enjoy not being at work. We had our parents around and various siblings and friends, I made some yummy lamb burgers and we had the usual array of salads and beverages, we even made little yellow cupcakes with green frosting, a little cliché but the kids loved them!
While I was sitting outside watching my father in-law construct a palatial extension to my daughters rabbit’s hutch, a little honey bee waddled toward me along our deck. I was a bit concerned because it looked poorly, so I picked a small white flower from our lawn and used it to pick up the little bee to see what the matter might be. On closer inspection it’s wings had droplets of water on them, which I imagine would make the entire process of flying rather difficult.
My mother in-law commented ‘It’s a shame you don’t have your camera handy!’, so placing the bee-flower into the safe hands of my mum I ran inside to grab it. Thankfully I already had my 28-90mm Quantaray lens with a macro feature on the camera, and I snapped a few close-up shots before we put the bee and the flower safely into a bush to dry off in the sun. I’ve scaled one down to 1920x1200ish and I am posting it here for your enjoyment.
PS: No Bees were harmed in the making of this image, in fact, I’d like to think one was saved ^_^
While I was sitting outside watching my father in-law construct a palatial extension to my daughters rabbit’s hutch, a little honey bee waddled toward me along our deck. I was a bit concerned because it looked poorly, so I picked a small white flower from our lawn and used it to pick up the little bee to see what the matter might be. On closer inspection it’s wings had droplets of water on them, which I imagine would make the entire process of flying rather difficult.
My mother in-law commented ‘It’s a shame you don’t have your camera handy!’, so placing the bee-flower into the safe hands of my mum I ran inside to grab it. Thankfully I already had my 28-90mm Quantaray lens with a macro feature on the camera, and I snapped a few close-up shots before we put the bee and the flower safely into a bush to dry off in the sun. I’ve scaled one down to 1920x1200ish and I am posting it here for your enjoyment.
PS: No Bees were harmed in the making of this image, in fact, I’d like to think one was saved ^_^