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    I was taking an evening stroll in my garden last summer when I saw this honey bee resting in the bell of a jersey lily flower. The bee had had a busy day collecting pollen and nectar which it packed on it's back legs. I think that the drop in temperature must have forced it down before it made it back to the nest. What I saw on closer inspection made me dash for a camera and macro lens. The tiny beetle was helping himself to a free meal. It was almost dusk when I took this image, no time to set up a proper flash so used the on board flash. Techs are not very good but I thought that capturing this insect behaviour was more important than image quality.

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    Great stuff David
    I reckon on board flashes are under rated. Its surprising how good the results can be.- especially with a diffuser or reflector.
    . Interesting behaviour shot.
    John

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    Nice one! Those weevils are quite opportunistic! Had his dinner flown in like a champ haha

    Was it eating there and then or pulling off chunks to eat later?

    Great work getting the behaviour shot.

    TFS

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    Well done getting this shot. Just shows how well Mother nature works..much better than humans.

    Cheers Ray

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    Very cool behavioral capture, David! The insect world is endlessly fascinating!

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    I agree whole heartedly with your sentiments David, you have caught a really interesting moment. The way round this is to go out as you did but meantime scream at the kids or your wife to bring the tripod pronto

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    Tripod would have been no good in this situation Jonathan. The shutter speed needed because of the low light would have been quite slow and insects move about a bit.

    David.

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    Wonderful find and great capture with beautiful sharpness where it needs to be. I'd love to see the whole bee -- do you have a version from a little farther back?

    If mine (and I wish it was!) I'd remove the OOF white on the right.

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