Swarm..!!

Well spotted and taken Keith.

Thanks Jaap.

Wow!! What a great find!! Super image!

Thank you Eunice.

Well you have taken a super shot with your 12-100 lens Keith! You certainly wouldn't want to get any closer!

Indeed..............I didn't hang about too long either :-)) Glad you like it Rosa.

Magical!
Ihad a fright a couple of years back. I was walking in the Sierra de La Cabrera (as one does) and rounded a corner on a path to encounter head on a swarm of bees on their way to a new home. Like you, just before this I thought there were rather a lot of bees and then suddenly the sound became deafening and I half guessed what it was but not being able to see it put the right frighteners up me I can tell you! And then it was upon me and I instinctively sank into a crouched position with my arms covering my head and very quickly it was over and I breatherd a sigh of relief. Only then did the pain start and I realised I had been stung a couple of dozen times and a few bees were still hanging off my arms. But I escaped relatively lightly, I think!

Ouch ..!! A scary tale Andy...................I felt a bit safer with these as they had already swarmed, but I didn't feel safe enough to hang about too long :-))

Glad you like the shot...........thanks.

Oh, a little bit scary, but very beautiful!

Indeed. Thanks Berny!

Eine solche Bienentraube habe ich im Nachbargarten auch schon einmal gesehen. Ein Bienenvolk hat sich geteilt. Wenn ein Bienenvolk zu groß wird, fliegt eine zweite Königin mit einem Teil des Volkes aus und sucht eine neue Unterkunft. Solange man sie nicht stört, ist die Situation ungefährlich. Ein seltener Schnappschuss, Keith!

Thanks for the info Wilhelm. I had no intention of disturbing them............I stayed long enough to grab a couple of photos and then I was out of there..!!

Wow, what a great find. Glad you kept your distance lol.

I did indeed..............just got close enough to take a decent shot or two...........then I was off..!!

Glad you like it though...........thank you.

Oh, I would have kept my distance like you! My brother in law used to keep bees and they sometimes had to go and catch them when they had swarmed...