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A Flash of Red

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Boolie

While photographing a bee swarm at Ridgefield, off in the distance there was a quick flash of red. When I looked up this male pileated woodpecker was hammering into the soft wood, allowing a few quick shots before flying off … Continue reading →

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Bee Eater

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Boolie

Scrub jays do not belong to the class of birds known as bee-eaters that specialize in eating bees, but nonetheless this one had a strong predilection for them. A colony of bees had taken up residence in a cavity of … Continue reading →

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Wrong-Way Driver

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Boolie

I was taken with the dramatic black-and-yellow pattern of the bees hanging in formation, but even more so with the co-operation of the colony as bees constantly flew into and out of the living, wriggling mass. Even though they stepped … Continue reading →

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The Weight of Water

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Boolie

After first finding the bee swarm one cool spring morning, I was both pleased and concerned to find them still there the next day on a warmer but wetter morning. Despite looking like a solid mass, the swarm was anchored … Continue reading →

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Bee Good

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Boolie

One of my favorite experiences at Ridgefield this spring was discovering a bee swarm early one morning near the parking lot at the observation blind. I had walked right by it at first, more cognizant of the existing bee colony … Continue reading →

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