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A pollen-dusted mason bee clings beside a rough opening in a weathered, lichen-speckled wooden post, with a soft green background.

Mason Bee at Her Nest Hole

A close documentary photograph of a wild mason bee emerging from a beetle-bored hole in weathered dead wood under soft overcast light.

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Prompt

Authentic documentary macro photograph, vertical 4:5. A single wild female mason bee, dusted with pale pollen on her underside, pauses at the mouth of a small beetle-bored nesting hole in a weathered, grey-brown dead oak post, a few dried mud crumbs around the rim. Soft flat overcast daylight, natural colours of russet-brown bee hair, silver-grey wood and muted green lichen. Camera at the bee's eye level, 100mm macro lens, shallow depth of field with a creamy blurred green background, sharp compound eyes and hair detail, accurate anatomy, subtle sensor grain. Quiet observational mood, space above the subject. No people, no text, no logos, no watermarks.

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