Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

Busy-ness.

I happened upon this interesting little plant, perhaps a member of the Callistemon family? Such interesting details in this plant. But then I spotted a busy little bee at work.

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They aren’t super-sharp shots, I was just at 1/200s, but I like them anyway.

Here are a few more shots of the plant, which incidentally was quite a tall bush, or a short tree….

A little difficult to photograph with a funny shoulder as I had to shoot upwards. The bee was about half a metre above my head I’d guess. 

Olympus OMD EM5, 60mm macro, technically a Flowers of Brunswick East post, but I had to feature the little bee separately 🙂

x desleyjane

PS have you seen my favourite bee photoshoot that I did a couple of years ago? You can see it here. 

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16 responses to “Busy-ness.”

  1. morselsandscraps Avatar
    morselsandscraps

    Beeautiul! And I love the detail one you link to too. You’ve really captured the bee doing what bees do.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thank you Meg. I am quite fascinated by bees 🐝

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  2. Heyjude Avatar
    Heyjude

    Sorry to disappoint you, but this is no relation to a callistemon, but a simple Goat willow – Salix caprea – I have a tree in my garden and in spring it is very pretty with these fluffy (male) catkins. In autumn though the leaves just go brown and blow off. True – the bees do love them.

    (Your photos are so lovely, especially the one with the bee heading for the pollen) And I’ll shut up now.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      LOL I’m not disappointed. Just took a stab in the dark. Thanks for identifying! It’s a very pretty little plant. Thanks so much Jude 😊😊

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    2. pommepal Avatar
      pommepal

      Well done Jude, I knew it wasn’t a callistemon but didn’t know what it was. Very pretty

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  3. Julz.......artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer Avatar
    Julz…….artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer

    fabulous, I adore the mid flight ones……..extraodinary

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks Julz. I’d love to do it again with a tripod but it’s tricky because they’re so erratic.

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      1. Julz.......artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer Avatar
        Julz…….artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer

        I know right….damn things wont sit still… as bad as birds lol

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  4. Su Leslie Avatar
    Su Leslie

    These are great 🙂 I love bee photos and am in awe of you getting some shots with the bee in flight, especially with your dodgy shoulder.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks Su. I was quite defiantly determined that day. 😊

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  5. Laura Bloomsbury Avatar
    Laura Bloomsbury

    the willow by an other name is a lure for bees – so glad you had your camera handy for these delightful shots – the clarity makes them all the better

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      desleyjane

      Thanks Laura.

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  6. Sue Avatar
    Sue

    Beautiful capture!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thank you Sue.

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  7. pommepal Avatar
    pommepal

    Lovely series of shots, especially the mid flight ones. You did well with a dodgy shoulder and no tripod. What a pretty flower/catkin. I knew it wasn’t a callistomen but didn’t know what it was, do now, thanks to Jude…

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thank you PP 😊😊

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