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This is a fairly common dragonfly. It's been a particularly good year for seeing them.
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This week's Monday Macros theme is "Eye"
Must've been fate when I just happened to find this 'lil guy outside today. This is just a single image shot of a common Horsefly using the Rotolight Neo2 for illumination.
Macros are real fun when the subject strikes your fancy.
One of these days I'm going to attempt extensive image stacking just to see what I can accomplish.
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Happy Macro Monday my friends.
HORACIO PATRONE : NIKON D 500 LENS NIKKOR AF-S 300/4 D IF . ED . fotografia Horacio Patrone.. BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA ) . -The most striking aspect of the northern barrios (Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo), especially in comparison with their less affluent southern counterpart. .buenosaires.for91days.com/2011/03/10/the-carlos-thays-bot...
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HORACIO PATRONE : NIKON D 500 LENS NIKKOR AF-S 300/4 D IF . ED .f/7.1 1/2000 iso 3.600 fotografia Horacio Patrone.. BUENOS AIRES...( ARGENTINA ) . es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jard%C3%ADn_bot%C3%A1nico_de_Buenos...
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Der Mistkäfer hat hier viel zu tun. Er ist der Saubermacher in dieser Gegend und verräumt die ganzen Hinterlassenschaften der anderen Tiere. Trotzdem hat er so ein gutes Aussehen dass ich mich ihn ihm spiegelte.
The dung beetle has a lot to do here. He is the cleaner in this area and clears away all the remains of the other animals. Still, he looks so good that I mirrored him.
A first for me. believe it or not I had to manually focus as for some reason my lens is off focussing so I am even more chuffed about this. I will be putting another up tomorrow side on in flight but just want to give this some justice by itself.
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An image from my Summer 2019 Archives: We are into December and I'm already looking forward to finding dragonflies and butterflies next year!
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HORACIO PATRONE : NIKON D 500 LENS NIKKOR AF-S 300/4 D IF . ED . fotografia Horacio Patrone.. BUENOS AIRES...( ARGENTINA ) . -The most striking aspect of the northern barrios (Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo), especially in comparison with their less affluent southern counterpart. .buenosaires.for91days.com/2011/03/10/the-carlos-thays-bot...
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Gatekeepers or Hedge Browns are so called because of their tendency to congregate near gates and hedges. Males and females are similar, the main difference is that the male has dark smudges on it's wings. Their main food plants are ragwort and brambles.
Gulf fritillary butterfly also called passion butterfly has a bright orange color. It is most commonly found in the southern areas of the United States, specifically in many regions of Florida and Texas. Gulf fritillaries have a chemical defense mechanism in which they release odorous chemicals in response to predator sightings. As a result, common predators learn to avoid this species.
A monarch butterfly paid a visit to our mini urban garden, where we are growing pink echinacea coneflowers. We were delighted with this visit as this was the first time we ever had butterflies coming to pollinate our garden flowers. The monarch spent quite a bit of time sucking the nectar from each coneflower, what a feast!
When an adult butterfly lands on a flower to suck some delicious nectar through its proboscis, it accidentally gathers pollen on its body as it rubs against the anther. The butterfly rubs some of the pollen on the next flower it moves to and collects some more. Through this process, the butterfly is able to pollinate numerous flowers as it moves along. Pollination allows plants to reproduce by producing seeds.
“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.”
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Cara loves lady bugs :-) I hope she likes this photo.
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Yesterday I posted those alien-looking bugs, so today I chose something of opposite nature, a Monarch Butterfly.
Backstory: I was in a meadow taking macros of wildflowers when the winds started up. Just then the Monarch came to nectar on the Meadow Blazingstar. I was sitting on the ground, afraid to move as the butterfly posed away. This is one of several images from that summer day.
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common red soldier beetle, bloodsucker beetle, black-tipped soldier beetle or hogweed bonking beetle
Roter Weichkäfer
[Rhagonycha fulva]
Coontie hairstreak is a small colorful butterfly. It is found in southeastern Florida (including the Florida Keys) in the US, the Bahamas, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands in the West Indies. Its coloration and habits are unique among butterflies within its range. The larvae feed on a native cycad (commonly called "coontie palm"). Adult butterflies take flower nectar and sometimes roost in trees. Adults fly through much of the year.
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
It is a species of butterfly found in the southeastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America. The males of the species display a unique territorial behavior, in which they stake out a territory typically 15 meters in diameter that contains larval host plants. They perch in this area and aggressively protect it from other insects and other male white peacocks. Wingspan: 35-60 mm. Only difference between male and female is a size - male is smaller.