Posts tagged “Insects”

Dragonfly

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Its cuteness hides one of the the most effective predators in the insect kingdom.

June 23, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Over The Top

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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.

June 22, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Not All

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Not all our friends are stars.

June 12, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Looking Forward

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Looking forward often pays off.

June 11, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ambition

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Ambition is a steep road.

June 10, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sometimes

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Sometimes it pays to be defiant

June 9, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Just Hanging Out

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Dragonflies hang out in the sun for energy. This one was so tired it stayed for its portrait.

March 26, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Bubbles For Lunch

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This White Admiral Butterfly seems to have captured a bubble.

 

March 10, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Grasshopper

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Try as they might they don’t hide very well.

 

February 23, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pink Lady Butterfly

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Great eyes on the lady.

February 20, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lotus Borer

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As beetles go this one looks like one of the meanest.

February 17, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Bee Incoming

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I did not notice a scarcity of bees last summer, but I am told that they are under threat. 

February 3, 2022 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Monarch Butterfly (Two Photographs)

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All butterflies must rest and refresh, this one against a nice background.

December 25, 2021 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Cabbage White

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The detail in these small insects is incredible, as is their energy and stamina.

December 10, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Silvery Checkerspot

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I continue to be amazed at the detail in insects; so small yet so complicated and able.

December 4, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Along Came the Bee

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I was shooting something else when this bee flew past and landed very close to me. I am not one to miss an opportunity. 

November 18, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Monster At Large

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It’s a damselfly like dragonflies the more I learn about these killing machines the more fascinating they are. Macabre but true.

November 12, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mayfly

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Mayflies have short life spans. They live above water between five minutes (females) and two days (males). Hopefully this one made the most what time it had.

October 21, 2021 | Categories: Birds | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Another Bee in Flight

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Bees are like birds in flight, your speed, both shutter and reflexes need to be optimal. And the results can be worth it.

October 17, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Fly

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I am a sucker for insects even evil ones like flies.

October 14, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Bee

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My posts this week are all about not missing opportunities and trying new things. In this case it’s improving my bee in flight technique.

October 11, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

American Lady

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They come by their name honestly. A lady wouldn’t flee a camera would she?

October 6, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mayfly

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I took this mayfly on some patio glass, the background is just great.

September 30, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ants Love Peonies

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I assume they look better like this than through the gardener’s eyes.

September 23, 2021 | Categories: Insects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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