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Stuff:

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*LODE* Head Accessory - Blossoms [peony pastel]

*LODE* Head Accessory - Valley Wreath [white] RARE

*LODE* Headwear - Fleur d'hiver [light pink]

ZIBSKA - Zibska ~ Aubera Eyemakeup

Providence, RI

The bug.

A hue processed macro.

Goldenrod soldier beetles on a Black-eyed Susans Flowers

Oban Bay - Scotland

Rock Pipit · Anthus petrosus

Many thanks to all those who take the time to comment on my photos. It is truly appreciated.

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I just bought myself a Surface Pro 4 and tried tethered macro photography for the first time.

These aphids on the underside of an ornamental plant were all the wildlife I could find in our garden. In all seventeen images under artificial light, focus stacked using Helicon Focus 6. Hopefully I can find something more exotic as it gets warmer.

Everyone knows bugs are indestructible...I mean they can even thrive in Atomic Bomb testing sites. War needs solders who can be happy eating cat poop...

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Stuff

[ContraptioN] Animesh: Cubaris Sp. Friend *???*

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Yes it is just a bug, but I like the composition a lot

forest bug or red-legged shieldbug

Rotbeinige Baumwanze

[Pentatoma rufipes]

'Dandy Bug' is a macro photograph of a dandelion.

Stack out of 35 pictures created with Helicon Focus.

Red-bellied Woodpecker ready to pounce...

Common in my rear yard.

Dead Bugs bunch of old VW's waiting to be salvaged in this group shot in North Carolina.

A beautiful and friendly bug

Nezara Viridula

Green Stink / Shield Bug

Chinche Verde o Hedionda

Striped bugs having a concert.

Unknown flying insect. Westmoreland County, PA

I found this critter feeding on the Black-eyed Susans.

Our gardens are teeming with insect life if we just take the time to stop and observe...

Happy Labor Day everyone!

Red-headed Woodpecker visiting my rear yard. A first...

Uncommon year-round resident. Numbers are greatly reduced in winter. Some say it's one of the most handsome birds in North America.

The red bug was careless, it didn't notice the spider in time and it was running through the spider's back. The spider was angry, but it didn't want to catch the red bug :-)

Or maybe it wanted just scare the spider! ;-)

graphosoma lineatum

I managed to capture this image of a small brown thornbill yesterday.

It had been successfully busy catching bugs - it has quite a mouthful!!

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Hope you have a fantastic day and week!

Spined soldier bug (member of the stink bug family) sucking the life out of a black swallowtail caterpillar. This event took place on a dill plant that the caterpillar was feasting on.

hello from bug for monochrome bokeh Thursday!😸

*carl zeiss jena flektogon 35mm f2.4*

Striped bug (Graphosoma italicum) on some umbellifer flower.

Strojnica włoska (Graphosoma italicum) na kwiecie jakiegoś baldaszkowatego.

I think these nymph butts are pretty striking - Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!

in HDR

Mirid Bug - Stenotus binotatus

At the moment, my job is preventing me from experiencing spring migration, so here's a shot of a Palm Warbler that I took at this same time last year.

Taken at the Steenbras pump station, Gordon's Bay, Western Cape,South Africa.

These could be Monkey beetles...not sure.

With the temperature starting to rise (15-17°C (59-63°F), the Spring Flowers starting to bloom and some rain (about 18mm or 3/4 inch) over the past 10 days we are starting to see some insect life in the garden.