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Jul 18, 2015 04:22 |  #1

About the only solitary bee in my yard that I haven't photographed are the Leaf Cutter bees that this species parasites.

Coelioxys sp. Leaf Cutter Cuckoo Bee

Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F14, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 2x to almost 4x) + a diffused MT-24EX. These are single, uncropped, frames taken hand held.

Technique: I went looking for dormant bees early in the morning and found this Cuckoo Bee sleeping in my Lavender. I placed an artificial flower behind it to keep the background from being black.

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Canon EOS 70D • Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo @65mm • 1/250 • f/14 • ISO 100
IMAGE: https://farm1.staticflickr.com/487/19768349756_48c256b3c3_c.jpg
IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/w7RX​Eu (external link) Cuckoo Bee Series 1-3 (external link) by John Kimbler (external link), on Flickr

Canon EOS 70D • Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo @65mm • 1/250 • f/14 • ISO 100
IMAGE: https://farm1.staticflickr.com/380/19588903330_95b212228a_c.jpg
IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/vR1f​uA (external link) Cuckoo Bee Series 1-2 (external link) by John Kimbler (external link), on Flickr

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Jul 18, 2015 06:09 |  #2

Wonderful set. Love the composition of the first one, and the detail of the rest.

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Jul 18, 2015 22:50 |  #3

Just awesome. Sleeping bee for the win

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Jul 19, 2015 09:01 |  #4

superb shots......

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Jul 19, 2015 12:36 |  #5

Thanks folks 8-)

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Jul 19, 2015 12:37 |  #6

Wonderful shots John.

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Jul 19, 2015 17:03 |  #7

Awesome set John!

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Jul 20, 2015 01:12 |  #8

Thanks Lester and Travis 8-)

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Jul 20, 2015 03:05 |  #9

Very nice indeed - superb details.

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Jul 21, 2015 04:00 as a reply to  @ chrisa2007's post |  #10

Thanks chrisa2007 :)

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