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Its cuteness hides one of the the most effective predators in the insect kingdom.
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June 23, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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This metallic bee means no harm. The echinacea needs the bee as much as the bee needs the echinacea. We are all the better for it.
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June 22, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Always nice to catch the little guys on the move.
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June 17, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insect photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Not all our friends are stars.
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June 12, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 2 Comments
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Looking forward often pays off.
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June 11, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Ambition is a steep road.
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June 10, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Sometimes it pays to be defiant
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June 9, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Everybody has expectations
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June 8, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insect photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 6 Comments
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If you think birds in flight are challenging, try insects like bees in flight. Quite a different story and in my experience harder.
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May 14, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insect photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 4 Comments
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One common question about insects is where to find them, even in the city. Look for them along the side of bushes and trees, along the water, on the edge of paths. Move slowly, watch for movement or something out of place.
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May 13, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insect photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 1 Comment
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I find bees are more easily recognizable from the side or at an angle than face on.
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May 12, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, insects photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 2 Comments
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Most bees I see are so busy they ignore me even if I get close.
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May 11, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insect photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 1 Comment
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This week I am posting a few of my bee photos. One of my favourite subjects.
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May 10, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insect photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 1 Comment
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Apropos of yesterday’s post. Sometimes the visitors are more prominent.
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April 15, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Inseccts, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 2 Comments
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Dragonflies hang out in the sun for energy. This one was so tired it stayed for its portrait.
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March 26, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 2 Comments
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This White Admiral Butterfly seems to have captured a bubble.
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March 10, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 4 Comments
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Try as they might they don’t hide very well.
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February 23, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon Canada, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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Great eyes on the lady.
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February 20, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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As beetles go this one looks like one of the meanest.
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February 17, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 3 Comments
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I am concentrating on portraits for the rest of this week. I sometimes think we do not get close enough to our subjects in nature, like the chipmunk in this the photo.
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February 15, 2022 | Categories: Animals | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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I did not notice a scarcity of bees last summer, but I am told that they are under threat.
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February 3, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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All butterflies must rest and refresh, this one against a nice background.

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December 25, 2021 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insect Photograaphy, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | 2 Comments
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Charging along to get to work before Winter comes.
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December 14, 2021 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insect photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment
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The detail in these small insects is incredible, as is their energy and stamina.
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December 10, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: Close-up Photography, Fine Art Photography, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Nikon, Photography, Photography (2), photos, www.rakmilphotography.com | Leave a comment