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Carpenter Bee ii I was not sure what this was at first. After some research I was surprised to find out it was a bee. Living in the western US all my life (long time) I had not seen this specific species until now. Arizona does bring in a lot of diversity of birds and insects. California carpenter bee,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Xylocopa,Xylocopa californica Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Carpenter Bee ii

I was not sure what this was at first. After some research I was surprised to find out it was a bee. Living in the western US all my life (long time) I had not seen this specific species until now. Arizona does bring in a lot of diversity of birds and insects.

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    Stephen Philips
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    This was one of 145 shots taken of this very busy guy. I almost gave up believing I captured one decent shot and pow I said to myself "gotcha sucker!"

    About photo: Single shot very little post processing. If I had my ISO up one more stop I might have stopped the wings but would have created too much noise for this clarity on the Canon 5Ds r.     Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Thanks for the patience, I know from experience how frustrating it can be to capture an insect in flight. With ISO400 at 1/4000s, you must have gotten a great amount of daylight. Posted 8 years ago
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      Stephen Philips
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      yes, bright mid morning sun in the desert... Posted 8 years ago

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The California carpenter bee

The California carpenter bee, ''Xylocopa californica'', is a species of carpenter bee in the order Hymenoptera. It is native to western North America.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded May 1, 2017. Captured May 1, 2017 09:16 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/5.0
  • 1/4000s
  • ISO400
  • 180mm