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Bombus sonorus? - Bombus sonorus
Copyright © 2008 Ron Hemberger

Bombus sonorus? - Bombus sonorus
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto De Caza, Orange County, California, USA
August 5, 2008

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 5 August, 2008 - 6:50pm
Last updated 7 August, 2008 - 10:41am

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I would say so.
… Andy Calderwood, 5 August, 2008 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Andy.
I'm still working bee flies, but thought I'd take a wasp/bee break today.
… Ron Hemberger, 5 August, 2008 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Nice
Nice shots. Did you get a new camera?
… Andy Calderwood, 5 August, 2008 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Good lighting and good luck.
All these were shot with the built-in flash of my Nikon D80. The bee was mostly inside the sage, rather than atop it, and I consider myself fortunate to get anything decent. The luck continued with a batch of Pepsis shots that I feared would come out horribly, but were actually quite nice.
… Ron Hemberger, 5 August, 2008 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

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