Crazy, terrifying, psychopathic, dangerous nuisances... and some bees.<br><br...

Jefferey Cave - 2017-01-04 07:41:41-0500 - Updated: 2017-01-04 07:41:41-0500

Crazy, terrifying, psychopathic, dangerous nuisances... and some bees.

I never feared my bees when I kept them (well maybe at the beginning). All of the pictures I still have of working with them do not include me wearing my bee suite. It was always more comfortable not wearing one.

On the other hand, the flying menaces known as HummingBirds left me in terror quite often. Frequently, males fighting one another would play chicken with my face at speeds faster than I could blink; leaving me frozen in shock.

Having a bee sit on my neck drinking my sweat? No problem. The slightest hint of the hum of a HummingBird: I dive for cover and am looking for facial protection.

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Steven Baker - 2017-01-04 08:53:10-0500

Lol! I know what you're talking about man! I try and keep a ''hummingbird garden' in my back yard...I really enjoy having them around, but also have had to deal with the same perils you speak of...That certainly is a gorgeous shot though!

Jefferey Cave - 2017-01-04 09:00:20-0500 - Updated: 2017-01-04 09:00:44-0500

As I understand it, it has to do with mating season. Males fight one another for the attention of females (to the death sometimes), but part of that involves running obstacle courses at high speed: large scary mammals (like humans) make daring obstacles.

Their daring always put a smile on my face (once the shock wore off)