Bees, Bugs & Crawling Critters - # - PacificaArts' Photos

I finally have a macro lens (Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM), and I'm chasing the bugs all over the backyard! I love seeing the detail that I cannot see with my eye. I'm not too good at a tripod yet, so the IS really comes in handy!

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Now here's an interesting bee! I don't think I've ever seen a green bee before. This is a Sweat Bee, because they are attracted to the salt in human sweat. He was a fairly calm bee, and was working hard on this on the little pink wildflowers near the beach, at Pillar Point Harbor. It's scientific name begins with Agapostemon, but that's all I can figure out.

Here's a top view of the same "Sweat Bee" (Agapostemon --?--).

Anise Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio zelicaon)

Painted Lady Butterfly, West Coast Lady (taken with a 100-400 zoom, so it's not too bad).

Dragonfly (taken with a 100-400 zoom - if I stopped to change lenses to the macro, it would have flown off)

Monarch Butterfly (another 100-400 zoom shot - too far away to get close to)

Now here's an interesting bee! I don't think I've ever seen a green bee before. This is a Sweat Bee, because they are attracted to the salt in human sweat. He was a fairly calm bee, and was working hard on this on the little pink wildflowers near the beach, at Pillar Point Harbor. It's scientific name begins with Agapostemon, but that's all I can figure out.