This tiny, tiny bee was working very hard collecting pollen ... Robert @robv can you identify please?
It was only about 5mm in size and is collecting pollen from the tip of a stamen here.
This was handheld with a monopod for some support but due to the size & speed of the insect, it took about 50 frames to get some usable images!
The black OOF shape to the right of the insect is another one the same but even smaller!
And finally WOW I am blown away to the response to yesterday's dragonfly .... thank you!
PS ID'ed by Robert - Hylaeus is a large genus (~900 species) of mostly very small bees (5-6 mm long is common) in the family Colletidae. They are worldwide in distribution and especially diverse in temperate to subtropical Australia.
nice shot, Zoe!!! We have some similar ones here, apparently Native Bees... so perhaps similar for you? That is a teeny one too, but you've done a great job!!!
How do you find the monopod for these things? I find my elbow really aches when I'm trying to do macros where I have to be standing and holding the camera up and then well, you know, holding my breath haha. I've been contemplating a monopod but just wasn't sure how it would go.
@ozziehoffy Cassandra, the monopod helps a lot but it still isn't perfect as the camera, macro lens and speedlite weigh a lot & I still struggle to keep it steady! My husband is bringing a Manfrotto monopod with stabiliser feet home from the US on Saturday so I am hoping that will make a huge difference & work like a tripod (which I am not allowed in the butterfly park)!
This is spectacular! I had already fav-ed it but don't htink I'd commented. I think 'cause I saw it when on my phone and hard to type on my phone...lovely!
How do you find the monopod for these things? I find my elbow really aches when I'm trying to do macros where I have to be standing and holding the camera up and then well, you know, holding my breath haha. I've been contemplating a monopod but just wasn't sure how it would go.