some shots of bumblebees...

I am not a huge fan of purposefully hanging around anywhere there are bees....I have been stung many times and would like to avoid it in the future if possible...but when I was at my parent's house yesterday for a belated birthday my dad was telling me about these huge bumblebees that hang around in the yard by the sunflowers and other flowers...and while he was talking....here came the big-butt bees!

SO I had to try to snap a few shots....and standing from afar and zooming in did not capture the shots I wanted......so I decided to overcome my fears and stand as close as possible and use my camera's MACRO mode to "get up close and personal!" Below are a few of the results


Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2007-07-08


Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2007-07-08


Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2007-07-08

Here is a different bumblebee enjoying the sunflowers


Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2007-07-08

Check out the wing on this one....it reminded me of stained glass windows


Shot with DMC-TZ1 at 2007-07-08