Wings.
I think this may be a Melecta albifrons, but I’m not sure. I am sure it has wings and decided to use them with excellent timing! :) Bees flying away when I’m taking a photo is not unusual, but staying both in frame and in focus is less frequent.
Stunning shot, click for full size!
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Awesome shot!
That is simply amazing -- wonderful shot!
Wonderful shot. All the wows.
Thank you! I was so happy, I’m pretty sure this is the sharpest photo I ever got of a flying bee.
This is gorgeous.
It is also interesting to see a gray bee. This is some kind of a cuckoo-bee, right?
Thank you, Ice Swimmer! Yes, if my identification is correct this is a cuckoo bee, a parasite of the hairy-footed flower bee.
This is a bit of wow!