Carpenter Bee Photos

Saturday, June 2, 2007
Armored Bee
Well my description was not quite as scientific as I usually like... "Big Black Bee!" But it's late and I was not able to track her down. I did have fun taking pictures of her though! Her copper colored wings were reflecting the evening sun beautifully! I was trying to get a shot that really hilted the wings and their amazing structure but this ended up being my favorite.
arthropod 79 | bee 34 | California Carpenter Bee 1 | Carpenter Bee 1 | flight 26 | flower 364 | hover 13 | insect 49 | wing 41 | Xylocopa californica 1