Black Bee On A Red Flower Photograph by Morris Finkelstein

Black Bee On A Red Flower

by Morris Finkelstein

Canvas Print

$75

Framed Print

$84

Art Print

$28

Poster

$28

Metal Print

$81

Acrylic Print

$89

Wood Print

$61

Throw Pillow

$31

Tote Bag

$30

Greeting Card

$5.95

iPhone Case

$31

Title

Black Bee On A Red Flower

Artist

Morris Finkelstein

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

The Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa) is comprised of over 500 species found worldwide; in Utah the species seen are X. californica and X. tabaniformis. They tend to be solitary insects that live in tunnels with their relatives. They make nests in wood, preferably weathered wood. They are mostly black and measure about an inch in length.

The orange-red wildflowers resembles photos of Trumpet Vine flowers (Campsis radicans), also called Trumpet Creeper, with orange-red and scarlet trumpet-shaped blooms growing in clusters that flower throughout the summer. This plant is a member of the family Bigoniaceae that is native to the eastern United States. The vigorous, woody vines may grow 40 feet in length at maturity. The flowers are known to attract hummingbirds.

This Carpenter Bee foraging on a Trumpet Vine flower was photographed at the Tonaquint Nature Center in St. George, Utah on 6-25-2021. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR telephoto lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/3200 sec, f/6.3, ISO 1400.

I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Macro Marvels, 9-24-2021
Bugs Bugs And More Bugs, 2-23-2022
Nikon Full Frame Cameras, 2-24-2022
Off The Beaten Path, 2-28-2022
Visions Of Spring - Glances Of Summer, 3-2-2022
Wonder Of Wings, 3-2-2022
USA Photographers Only, 3-3-2022
Fine Art America Flowers Photography, 12-25-2023
Global Flowers Photography, 12-27-2023
1000 Views, 12-28-2023
If The Image Excites You, 1-2-2024

KEYWORDS: black bee on a red flower, black bee, carpenter bee, xylocopa californica, bee, insect, bug, flying insect, forage, foraging, nectar, flower, wildflower, trumpet vine, trumpet creeper, vine, red, orange, scarlet, trumpet-shaped, plant, flowers, blossom, blooms, blooming, clusters, botanical, floral, perennial, garden, natural, nature, wild, wildlife, outdoors, ecotourism, ecotravel, summer, west, western, tonaquint nature center, st. george, utah, morris finkelstein, st. louis, missouri, photograph, digital, horizontal, portrait, close up, nikon d850, photography