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Apr 05, 2020 08:54 |  #1

These are the bees nesting under my front bay-window, they are jolly hard to get at as the bay and plantings get in the way and very fast. Tring to spot where they are going to forage but does not seem to be at my flowers....
I think these are the Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes.

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male chasing the females (in-flight)

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Apr 06, 2020 00:36 |  #2

Lovely captures Lester esp the in flight shot

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Apr 06, 2020 12:13 |  #3

Not really macro these but nonetheless :)

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Apr 06, 2020 12:13 |  #4

LordV wrote in post #19041333 (external link)
Lovely captures Lester esp the in flight shot

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Thanks Brian, if only the females were steady hoverers too!


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