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Goldfinch in my backyard. This is such a nice surprise ,there where three off them. Years ago there was just the one and he didn’t stay long enough to photographe.But this morning I really got a good chance. They ate some seeds and now I am wishing they will be regulars
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I was photographing in a community garden, when I saw a woman with two little kittens. I asked her if I could photograph them. This one hissed at me at first, and then just sat there and looked at me long enough for a few shots. It was so tiny! :)
Theme: Animal
Happy Caturday!
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Pentax K-5
Helios 44-2 58mm F/2
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For #MacroMondays theme #In_the_Garden
Crab spider found in my garden. When I got too close to it, it took on a defensive position, trying to look threatening.
Crab spiders size varies between 4 - 10 mm.
Araignée crabe trouvée dans mon jardin. Quand je me suis approchée pour prendre des photos, elle a adopté une position de défense.
❖Thank you kindly for your visits and comments. I love hearing from you.
❖ Merci de vos visites et commentaires. Ça me fait plaisir de vous lire.
❖ If I am not here, you can find me on 500px at 500px.com/blue_iris
Very rare, actually first time, I use this lens stopped down. As you can see result is that bubbles become hexagons. From my trip to Italy last summer.
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Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7
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L’Azuré porte-queue (Lampides boeticus) -Long tailed blue et le Pentatome des baies (Dolocoris baccarum) -Sloe bug
Souvenir d'un soir d'été au jardin ... un petit rien mais ils étaient tous les deux en parfaite harmonie sur cette fleur sauvage qui commençait à faner
Belle semaine à tous!
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■ Merci de zoomer pour voir la punaise dissimulée dans ce biotope ...
(Lampides boeticus) -Long tailed blue and (Dolocoris baccarum) -Sloe bug
Memory of a summer evening in the garden ... a little nothing, but they were both in perfect harmony on this wild flower which was beginning to fade
Have a great week !
■ Please zoom in to see the bug hidden in this biotope
siehst du die Schlittenspur da hinten? Meine Großnichte hat schon eifrig und lachend im Schnee getobt.
“As they proceeded there, black wings thudded in sudden unison, and a flock of birds flew up as they might from a ploughed field, still shaped like it, like an old map that still served new territory, and wrinkled away in the air.”
― Eudora Welty
happy father's day, happy juneteenth, happy sliderssunday!
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Dans mon jardin, un couple de Piérides, très occupé à perpétuer l'espèce ... Pardon pour mon ignorance, je ne sais pas les identifier précisément...
Merci à toutes et tous, pour vos commentaires et nos partages ...si précieux ; Belle semaine à vous!
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In my garden, a couple of Pierides, very busy perpetuating the species ... Sorry for my ignorance, I don't know how to identify them precisely ...
Thank you for all of you, for your comments and our sharing ... so precious; Have a nice week!
Rougequeue à front blanc
Phoenicurus phoenicurus - Common Redstart
Un si beau souvenir ...le mâle en nuptial ; Un soir, il chasse devant moi , pour nourrir ses poussins
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Merci pour l'intérêt que vous portez à mes photos ...prenez soin de vous
Phoenicurus phoenicurus - Common Redstart
Such a beautiful memory ... the male in nuptial; Night is falling, he hunts in front of me, to feed his chicks
Thank you for your interest in my photos ... take care of yourself
“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~ Henry Ward Beecher
Explore 8/20 #124 ♥ Thank you all so much for your visits, comments and favs!!!! ♥
Explore: August 5 #132 Well the shallow DOF obsession continues.....!I like the subtle colours in this one...very little processing, levels and a crop.
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Not too much in the garden these days except some mums. I wanted an interesting POV so I shot from below, I was really happy about the rays of sunlight coming in on the right. HMM!!
and frankly a bit immature, (sacrificed for our art....) so the birds got to eat it but made for each other, the cob and the corn: Soul Mates you might say:)
I’ve got a raised bed that I grow vegetables in. This year, instead of growing vegetables, I threw in some packets of flower seed. Here’s the result, it really has been glorious.
The Praying Mantis is an incredible blessing for gardeners and farmers thanks to its mammoth appetite for plant-destroying pests.
The Praying Mantis was discovered in the United States in 1899. It came from Europe likely via trade transports across the Atlantic. They are highly recognizable creatures, mainly because of their odd shape. Their bodies are relatively large and long with four legs at the abdomen area and two larger legs that appear more like arms. The large Praying Mantis (not 'Preying' although it does that very well) got its name from these two forelegs. When resting, these front legs are held in a way that makes them seem folded in prayer. Those powerful front legs are able to hold down an insect as the mantis eats it alive. The mantis' mouth parts are capable of cutting through the tough exoskeleton of insect prey. They come in a variety of colors, ranging from bright green to dark brown. Like all mantises, or mantids as they are also called, the female is larger than the male, especially in the abdomen. They are hefty insects and females are unlikely to fly because their wings are not able to hold their weight very well. Females can use their wings to scare off would-be predators by fanning them open while raising their 'arms'. The pose startles some predators away, saving the mantis. Smaller males can and do fly. After mating, females have been known to eat the male after reproduction, but that does not always happen. Both genders have binocular vision; one eye can look in a different direction from the other. They appear to have tiny pupils, but those black dots are actually photoreceptors reflecting no light colors. These pseudopupils give an observer the impression of being watched.
Females lay their flat, seed-shaped eggs on a twig in autumn. The freshly laid eggs are then coated with a hard foam that helps the eggs maintain moisture during dry winters, and deters birds and other insects from bothering them as well. In spring, the eggs hatch and pale nymphs, shaped like miniature adults, emerge and immediately begin feasting on smaller insects and sometimes each other.
Mantids are extremely beneficial in gardens. They eat a large volume of pest insects and can be a farmer or gardener's best friend because they help remove infestations of wasps and beetles. A Praying Mantis and even unhatched eggs can be purchased in the spring and released onto a plant in a garden in order to head off any pests that arrive before summer. Larger species of the Mantid family have even been known to eat frogs, lizards, and hummingbirds.
Catching a glimpse of a Praying Mantis is a special thing, but leave it where it is if it has not flown away. It does a great service for growers and is a benefit to the ecosystem. Consider just admiring them, and capture only with a photograph.
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Long tailed tit struggling to keep balance. Its a bit windy in the garden. Photo taken while on coffee break
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Pentax K-5
Pentacon 50mm f1,8 auto multi coating
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.....my favorite flowers are blooming.....;-))
( photographing flowers .... not my passion ... but an exception should be possible .... ;-))
Citron (Gonepteryx rhamni) - common brimstone
Un peu étonnée de le voir voler cet après-midi, alors que je jardinais ...en voici un, photographié cet été ...
Bonne Année 2023 à toutes et tous !
Je vous souhaite de délicieux moments d'évasion, et de belles photographies !
Merci pour nos échanges sur Flickr, vos sympathiques commentaires et/ou favoris tellement appréciés !
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(Gonepteryx rhamni) - common brimstone
A little surprised to see it fly this afternoon, while I was gardening...here is one, photographed this summer...
Happy New Year 2023 to all!
I wish you delicious moments of escape, and beautiful photographs!
Thank you for our exchanges on Flickr, your nice comments and / or favorites so much appreciated!
From the garden in Italy some years ago
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Machaon ou le Grand porte-queue ( Papilio machaon )- common yellow swallowtail
Quel régal , cette visite, dans mon jardin , sur les lavandes...il semblait tout neuf !
Bonne fin de semaine à toutes et tous , merci pour vos chaleureux commentaires !
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( Papilio machaon )- common yellow swallowtail
What a treat, this visit, in my garden, on the lavender...it seemed brand new!
Have a nice weekend everyone, thank you for your warm comments!
In the clearing near the woods we have a new bird, butterfly and bee garden. They quite like the Foxglove and so do we:)
Be well dear Flickr, friends!