Saturday, August 18, 2012

Camera Critters Meme #228 - There's a Lot of Buzzing Going On - August 18, 2012


Outside the bathroom window at my friend's home in Panchkula which borders
Chandigarh, India, these bees ( wasps, hornets ) were busily at work on this
hive.  Sadly, a couple of days after this photo was taken, a large section of it
had fallen.  They were busily adding to the remaining piece.  Needless to say,
the bathroom window remains closed at all times.





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18 comments:

  1. Wonderful capture.

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    1. Sometimes those photo ops just present themselves where you least expect them.

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  2. Fascinating to watch - from a distance!

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    1. I agree with you, Pat, it was a bit weird bathing with
      them in such close proximity.

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  3. Oh no, that is not good!

    My Critter post, have a great weekend!

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    1. As many as there were, I never saw one get inside the house, thankfully.

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  4. Anonymous2:54 PM

    As much as this is a wonderful picture, have to admit, that I'm very afraid of them. Respect for your courage to take the picture.
    Please have a wonderful time.

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    1. Robert, I, too, am totally afraid of anything with a stinger. I stood on my friend's bedroom balcony to get this. Funny, these critters didn't fly around, just stayed close to the hive.

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  5. That's a wonderful capture. Hard workers that's for sure.

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    1. I kind of felt sorry for them, after all that work, when a major portion of the hive, fell to the ground.

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  6. We always have one during summer but we removed it right away. Hopping by from Camera Critters.

    Butterfly
    Your comment is always a treat for me!
    Have a blessed weekend.

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    1. I can't believe my friends have left it to grow so big...but this is India, you know...and they are like that.

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  7. wow, that is a lot of buzz. A huge nest there.

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    1. Not huge at the time I left, Amanda, as half of it plummeted to the ground two stories below...poor bees, all that hard work for nothing.

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  8. What a huge nest, I would be careful around these bees.

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    1. Sadly, for the bees, anyway, it wasn't huge after half of it fell to the ground. I don't know what sort of
      "glue" they produce to hold it together.

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  9. Your friend is indeed lucky to have wildlife so close to him!
    Village Tourism with a Twist at God's Own Country

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    1. Ah, I'm not so sure how lucky he is to have that sort of wildlife!!

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