This bee was found working on a sunflower in the UBC (University of British Columbia) botanical garden. There are over 600 bee species native to BC, we haven't tried to identify this one's.
Photography notes:
The image brightness was raised in postprocessing, no other changes were made to the original.
| Date: | 7 Aug 2015 |
| Time: | 9:43:00 AM |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/500 s |
| Aperture: | f/8 |
| Sensitivity: | ISO 1600 |
| Focal Length: | 105.0 mm |
| 35mm equivalent: | 157.5 mm |
| Image Size: | 6036 x 4020 |
| White Balance: | Auto1 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Matrix |
| Exposure Compensation: | -1 |
| Noise Reduction: | High ISO / Normal |
| Depth of Field: | 0.497 - 0.506 m |
| Camera: | NIKON D7100 |
| Lens: | AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 G IF-ED |
| Copyright: | Gerald & Irmgard Carter |
19 August 2026