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A female brimstone butterfly nectaring on a devilsbit scabious in the Happy Valley area of the Bill Smyllie field at Prestbury Hill nature reserve.
A butterfly sticking its head into a flower to get the nectar.
It's the 2:1 version of the same as this one: www.flickr.com/photos/sean_x_liu/36836072916/in/dateposted/
We love when our cone flowers bloom, as the Bumblebees come to forge the pollen. However, bumblebee's do not store food for long periods the same as honey bees, although they do have temporary nectar stores.
Nikon Macro Nano Lens f2.8 ~ f/4.0, 60mm, 1/1000, ISO 100
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Two Silver-spotted Skipper butterflies feeding on the nectar of the Verbenum flower. Image taken at the butterfly garden at Palmyra Nature Cover in Burlington, NJ. One of the best places in NJ to photograph butterflies and a variety of other insects.
I have not been out chasing birds or other wildlife since mid-May. Another summer hiatus from that type of photography for me. I do plan on becoming active again in this genre in the near future. In the meantime, puttering around with landscapes, macro and other stuff from time to time.
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Zebra Longwing Butterfly.
Did you know that the butterflies sample and taste the flower nectar with their feet while their long tongue's role is simply to extract the nectar? Mother Nature is full of mysteries.
This Bananaquit is in the act of stealing nectar directly from the corolla of a flower, a behaviour also found in the group of birds called Flowerpiercers that belong to the genus Diglossa (also members of the Tanagers family). Hummingbirds are known to feed this way as well — sometimes using already-made holes. This individual was observed at the Jardin Encantado, a very rewarding place to see hummingbirds and other species in the small town of San Francisco near Bogota, Colombia.
Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) is a large, common day-flying wasp moth in the Subfamily Ctenuchinae (Wasp Moths) in the family Arctiidae (Tiger Moths).
Yesterday I decided to observe the Pearlvine Milkweed flowers to see who might visit.
It appears that, at least on this occasion, there is some type of ant with large, nearly pearlescent abdomens busily collecting nectar.
This image gives a better view of the sticky, yellow ring beneath the faceted pearl of the flower's stigma and also captures the sinuous curve of the petals that could not be seen in my previous photo.
A gorgeous male Anna's Hummingbird feasts on the nectar of one of their favorite flowers....crocosmia. I planted the crocosmia bulbs the spring before last especially for my hummers, many of whom now stay here all year long. They adore these flowers and spend a lot of time feasting from and frolicking around them.
June 21, 2018, at Reserva El Ensueño, Quindío, Colombia
The White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a large and attractive hummingbird that ranges from Mexico south to Peru, Bolivia and south to Brazil. It is named for the white band on the back of the male's neck. They may also be called Great Jacobin or Collared Hummingbird. These birds usually visit flowers of tall trees and air plants for nectar. They may also take insects. They are approximately 12 cm (4.8 inches) long.
Female Tiger swallowtails (Papilio glaucus) can be golden yellow or black - this lady nectaring in scarlet milkweed blossoms. Tiger swallowtails are like Common green darners and Cardinals ... if rare instead of common, we would go nuts over every one we photo'd! Tiger's have been scarcer here the past two seasons.
CHRISTMAS STORY of Jesus & John the Baptist in the womb:
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” Luke 1:39-45
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The rich color of Baltimore Orioles always amazes me. Their song also reminded me a bit of the European Oriole. This one was busy collecting nectar from tree blossoms.
New Holland honeyeaters obtain most of their carbohydrates from the nectar of flowers. Consequently, they are key pollinators of many flowering plant species, many of which are endemic to Australia, such as Banksia, Hakea, Xanthorrhoea, and Acacia.
Despite feeding primarily on nectar, New Holland honeyeaters are not strictly nectarivorous. Nectar does not contain protein, so they must supplement their diet with invertebrates, such as spiders and insects that are rich in protein.
This is Talisker Bay with the recognizable shape of Talisker Point on the horizon. This is not far from the Talisker distillery where they make some very fine whisky.
" Honey bees make honey from pollen and nectar collected from flowers...They live in large colonies with one queen, many sterile females workers and some male drones...
In the wild honey bees nest in hollow trees...
When a new queen emerges, she embarks on a mating flight... On returning to her hive, with help from the workers, she kills the failing, old queen...Alternatively, before the new queen emerges, the old queen may leave with a swarm of workers to form a new colony..."
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