Sonoran Carpenter Bee

A Sonoran Carpenter Bee forages on purple bougainvillea flowers.

9 thoughts on “Sonoran Carpenter Bee”

bushboy June 15, 2022 at 11:24 am

Fabulous macro and the colours are so good 🙂

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Graham Post authorJune 15, 2022 at 7:50 pm

I love the bougainvillea as a background because it offers such strong swathes of color.

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Aletta - nowathome June 15, 2022 at 9:14 am

I have never heard or seen a Sonoran Carpenter Bee before

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Graham Post authorJune 15, 2022 at 7:48 pm

They’re quite large and quite loud when they rumble by, and if they take a fancy to your house, they’ll drill neat round holes into the side of it to house their young!

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1. Aletta - nowathome June 16, 2022 at 12:28 am
  
  Wow, even into brick?
  
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  1. Graham Post authorJune 16, 2022 at 8:51 pm
    
    No, just wood houses but that’s bad enough. They do make tidy looking holes though!
    
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    1. Aletta - nowathome June 16, 2022 at 10:13 pm
      
      I can imagine that 🙄
      
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restlessjo June 15, 2022 at 5:47 am

Gorgeous shot! I have the deep pink on my roof terrace but it’s looking a bit tired at the moment 😴💟

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Graham Post authorJune 15, 2022 at 7:47 pm

Yes, bougainvilleas look great in full bloom, but they can look a bit shabby when they’re past their best.

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