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May 08, 2006 08:21 |  #1

Took these while hiking yesterday, sure glad I had the 100-400L........

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May 08, 2006 08:32 |  #2

WOW :shock: I would not like to shake that tree. :-o


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May 08, 2006 10:31 |  #3

What a lucky find.
It's not those so called killer bees are they?

Fascinating to see all the bees on the hive in the second shot, as you angled around to get a good shot..


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May 08, 2006 10:37 |  #4

Great capture. I have never seen an active bee hive before.




  
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May 08, 2006 11:27 |  #5

Ahh, the construction phase... Like the Amish raising a barn... :)

Not a great shot for a 24mm lens. Heh. Nice capture.


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May 08, 2006 11:56 |  #6

Oh, that's where they went! I went on a hike yesterday too ( I see you are in SoCal as well) when a swarm of bees passed right around us. A bit scary!


Wonderful pics, especially the second where you can see the stripes an all the bees. Very sharp :)


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May 09, 2006 10:15 |  #7

Thanks for the comments. This bee hive was eery up close, kept having visions of a swarm chasing me. Again, glad I had 400mm to work with


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May 09, 2006 12:26 |  #8

Nice captures, glad YOU were there...


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May 09, 2006 17:37 |  #9

Nice catch and it looks like they are swarming or getting ready to swarm. Hopefully they are the Europeen and not the African ( killer) strain. Have killer bees made it to California yet?


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May 09, 2006 20:39 |  #10

AWWWW...whats amatter....couldnt ya get any closer....LOL

Great job...how close did you get?


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May 09, 2006 21:19 as a reply to  @ superdiver's post |  #11

superdiver wrote:
AWWWW...whats amatter....couldnt ya get any closer....LOL

Great job...how close did you get?

Thats why they invented the crop tool, you can get as close as you want with it :)


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May 09, 2006 21:47 |  #12

YIKES!! What a fabulous find!

I am glad it was you that found it and not me.

I'd be running the other way...after attempting a quick shot.

You've done really well here. Good job.



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May 09, 2006 21:50 |  #13

What a lucky find. Nice captures. :D
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May 12, 2006 13:36 as a reply to  @ T.D.'s post |  #14

Turnerzdad wrote:
YIKES!! What a fabulous find!

I am glad it was you that found it and not me.

I'd be running the other way...after attempting a quick shot.

You've done really well here. Good job.

Thank you for the comments, much appreciated. I went back to this spot four days later and not a trace of a bee or a hive could be found. They might have been moved by someone as this is a popular trail in a park. hmmmmmm


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