POLLINATION-NATURE AT WORK
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Small creatures travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies sustain our ecosystems by helping plants reproduce.
A herbaceous relative of the daisy family which can sometimes be known as Coneflowers. This hardy perennial will produce large flowers with a distinctive cone from July to October. A great flower to have in the garden in which to attract pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies. Can be found growing native in eastern and central North America.
vecchia foto, pochi insetti quest'anno, sul mio balcone e non :(
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I still have more Alaska images I will be posting, but will intersperse them with others.
I added a bit of a painterly effect for Slider Sunday. HSS!
Have a lovely Sunday! (unless you're in Australia, then happy Monday)
Shot with Pentacon AV 80mm f2.8
This morning on my way to take pics of my favorite ospreys, I ran into this pollinator field. I never made it to the ospreys.
UBC Botanical Garden, at the University of British Columbia, was established in 1916 under the directorship of John Davidson, British Columbia's first provincial botanist. It is the oldest botanical garden at a university in Canada.
European Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Apologies for posting a Euro Wasp two days in a row but there wasn't much else around in the garden today. It was busy flying from flower to flower on the Ivy. I didn't want to get too close so this image has been cropped.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
This bee, most likely Leafcutting bee, Megachile sp., has a flat abdomen and it seems that it collects the pollen on the hairs of its abdomen and not in baskets as the honey bees.
TWU Butterfly Garden in Denton, North Texas
Common Hoverfly (Melangyna viridiceps)
With the Jade, Lavender and Daisies all in bloom I am seeing good numbers of Hoverflies this last week.
Saturday Self Challenge - photographing a bee.
Spotted when I was walking Ross at Coombe Hill yesterday, there were several bees pollinating the thistles. I took several photos, this was the best one
African Carder Bee (Pseudoanthidium repetitum)
It initially seemed there wasn't any insects around the garden today. So I spent some time, which is unusual for me to do, and then there seemed to be insects and spiders everywhere!
Great pollinators, it is fantastic to see them very close with our macro lenses. usually very busy to care while we photograph them, but you always have to be careful specially if you don't know if you allergic to them.
Something awesome:
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Photography is my passion, and nature photography is my favorite.
I have been in Explore for more that a hundred times, and it is an awesome experience to have your photos showcased in such a special way.
I'm in many groups, and I only add my photos to them if they are not private.
I thank your for coming today, for leaving a comment, and make a favorite of yours this photo, (if that is the case) thanks again!
The best part of this forum is the contacts and friends that I have made over the years, that have the same passion for this art that is called photography!
Martha,
I finally got outside. it was windy during golden hour, and the pollinators were just briefly lighting. This is the result...
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live." - Albert Einstein
Hmmm...I wonder how true that is. Long ago..probably true. Nowadays...who knows? Yes, bugs could be pesky, but we don't realize how important some are. Like this little bumblebee, busy collecting pollen, unknowingly pollinating this female pumpkin flower. The bees and other bugs do a fantastic job pollinating every year...I even get some pretty fascinating cross-pollinated pumpkins and gourds. Only rarely is there a slow morning insect-wise that gets me to go out and hand-pollinate.
Time to go catch up! Have a wonderful Wednesday, my friends!