Found this beetle whilst walking in the lomond hills today.

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Do the greens seem off to anyone?

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Taken handheld (continuous shooting). Merged 15 frames. Software: Focus Stacker for Mac.

A female Spreadwing damselfly (Lestes species) inserting her eggs in a plant stem. This plant is growing in a dry pond bed. When the pond fills with water the larvae will hatch from the egg and fall into the water to develop. Smith Farm, Maryland

Jumping plant louse (Psyllid). Focus stacked using zerene

NP De Biesbosch, NL.

nikon d700, jupiter 21

Vine weevil on camellia flower. Focus stacked using zerene

Doing what everyone does when they first get a macro lens. Bugs and teeny tiny flowers:)

Denmark May 2016

I dug deep in my Summer archive for more forgotten shots. I hope you enjoy these. Seen in Renee's garden, Summer 2007.

Aeshna mixta

A dragonfly who paused near me.

Dungfly antics - feeding on a sugar/honey syrup. Focus stacked using zerene

honeybee on one of the last flowers of this year

Coccinelle, demoiselle

Où t’en vas-tu donc ?

Je m’en vais dans le soleil

Car c’est là qu’est ma maison.

Bonjour, bonjour, dit le soleil,

Il fait chaud et il fait bon.

Le monde est plein de merveilles

Il fait bon se lever tôt.

Edmond ROSTAND

Grand Pre Nature Reserve, Guernsey CI Great Britain

there were loads of these flying when l went to the shops, it must be the second brood and day 265 of my 365

Le Grand Bombyle

Plant bug on hollyhock. Focus stacked using zerene

Lavilletertre Oise 08/90

Minolta 700si