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Klidinger Bach
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At least a dozen individuals
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A lot of changes at Sandy Lane Park -- they've put in a new playground and put in a couple roads. Fortunately, they left quite a bit of the park still undeveloped. That's where I go! :)
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A lot of changes at Sandy Lane Park -- they've put in a new playground and put in a couple roads. Fortunately, they left quite a bit of the park still undeveloped. That's where I go! :)
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"First saw one of these a few days ago, but didn't get a good shot that time. Turns out April is their flight season. They have a habit of hovering absolutely stock still in midair. Rick saw it & said, ""Hey, what's that?"" I confidently answered, ""Oh, some kind of hymenoptera."" But then I got a closer look -- saw the wing pattern & especially that proboscis. It looks like nothing so much as a cartoon bee with a stinger on its nose. Here it was doing its hovering-stock-still-in-midair trick, & I managed to approach it & get a shot of it against this nice uniform background while it was deciding which flowers to visit next. Can't believe I got the shot!"
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"First saw one of these a few days ago, but didn't get a good shot that time. Turns out April is their flight season. They have a habit of hovering absolutely stock still in midair. Rick saw it & said, ""Hey, what's that?"" I confidently answered, ""Oh, some kind of hymenoptera."" But then I got a closer look -- saw the wing pattern & especially that proboscis. It looks like nothing so much as a cartoon bee with a stinger on its nose. Here it was doing its hovering-stock-still-in-midair trick, & I managed to approach it & get a shot of it against this nice uniform background while it was deciding which flowers to visit next. Can't believe I got the shot!"
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