Bees and a skipper in late fall

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Bees and a skipper in late fall

October 28, 2012 by Mike Powell

Bees were one of my initial subjects when I started photographing insects six months ago. Even now, I can’t resist snapping a few shots whenever I see them. I never expected to encounter them in late October, however, so it was a nice surprise yesterday, when I was able to capture these images of bees at work (and a skipper too).

Bee in the fall with a single flower

Bee in the fall with multiple flowers

Skipper in the fall

Posted in Bugs, Flowers, Gardening, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography | Tagged bees, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, fall, flowers, Franconia, late October insects, skipper | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on October 28, 2012 at 6:24 am | Reply vaaphoto

wonderful macros
- on October 28, 2012 at 6:26 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I love taking close-up photos of flowers and insects, sometimes with a dedicated macro lens and sometimes (as was the case here) with my telephoto zoom lens.
on October 28, 2012 at 7:47 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

If you’re still seeing spider webs there must be a lot of different insects that are still active.
- on October 28, 2012 at 8:04 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Indeed. I am hopeful that they will be around for another month or two (it’s quite a bit warmer here in Virginia than there in New Hampshire).
on October 28, 2012 at 10:12 am | Reply Ed

Neat shots, I’ll have a Skipper and a Bee for my Macro Monday tomorrow..:-)
on October 28, 2012 at 3:42 pm | Reply naturesnippets

I think any insects this time of year are a treat. Particularly enjoyed the skipper one.
- on October 28, 2012 at 8:26 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks…and I definitely agree about fall insects being a treat (for the eyes, though, and not for the stomach)
on October 29, 2012 at 7:40 am | Reply afrenchgarden

The bee is beautiful. Do you think it might be a Bumble bee? It looks fluffy enough but I know that is not the defining feature.
- on October 29, 2012 at 8:14 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I think that it is a bumblebee. Earlier this year I photographed some carpenter bees that look a lot like bumblebees but have shiny abdomens rather than being hairy.
  - on October 29, 2012 at 1:56 pm afrenchgarden
    
    Bumblebees are my favourites!