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In my garden 15th April 2022
I sat in the garden and watched things happen today.
Frog, Squirrel, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell Green-veined White, Orange Tip male and female, Blackcap, Wren, Blackbird Great Tits, Blue Tits, Wood Pigeon, Crows, Carder Bee, White tail bee, Tree Bee, Unid bee, several hoverflies, several sps wasp, Green Shieldbug, 7 spot ladybird.
Bug is pretty hard to identify in this photo but it is firmly held at the tip of the beak. I probably would not have posted this if it were not my very first hummingbird image of 2022 ... :)
Rufous Hummingbird - Juvenile or Female
Colorado Springs, CO
The quote from the animation Bug's Life by the Grasshopper "You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up! Those puny little ants out number us a hundred to one and if they ever figure that out there goes our way of life! It's not about food, it's about keeping those ants in line."
Textures applied and glass panes applied to this doll house of horror through photo slides. The rest is an art display by Jennifer Angus.
"Macro Monday's" and the theme of "Plastic".
For this theme I quickly decided to use my son's Bug Catcher that he received as a present as part of a "Nature Set".
As the handle section of the catcher is orange I decided to use a contrasting colour as the background and set it up on a blue plastic chopping board that I use for photographic purposes. This was set up in front of the kitchen window and I used a diffuser to soften the light source.
Then I decided to find a subject to include as part of the composition.
The look on this poor bison bull's face expresses well his discomfort from the hundreds of buzzing biting bugs hovering around him. Rolling in his dusty wallow helps him fight them off, but only for a few minutes. Poor fellow.
Normally post only 1 photo a day but posted these 5 in order to show what Bison and other critters have to put up with bugs. Wanted to dose him down with deet......must say, would drive me crazy.....
Thanks, as always, for taking a look and for any comments, faves or suggestions.
A killdeer zeros in on a bug in the reflective water of Cherry Creek, where it empties into Cherry Creek Reservoir.
This is a Spittle Bug Nymph that I photographed in Maryland. "Spittle bugs are found throughout the US, with about 6 species in California. During the nymph stage, the nymph extracts fluid from the host plant and excretes spittle and air, which flow over the nymph’s body and mix with secretions from the abdomen. The result is a long-lasting bubbly mixture that covers the nymphs. This appears to serve two purposes: it prevents desiccation, and it conceals the nymphs from predators."
Female Harlequin Bug with her eggs.
I photographed her while going on a "bug walk" this evening near our home. I treat all my subjects with respect and loving kindness.
Sally and I enjoyed watching a Trash Bug in our garden last year. The 2020 one isn't quite as colorful (see comments section). I went inside to look for a bit of glitter (to see if he would pile it on), but he disappeared and then it rained.
Edited in NIK Collection I:
Color Efex Pro 4
Contrast color range
Polarization
Skylight filter
Graduated neutral density
CC Week 19 - It's the Little Things
While taking flower photos at sunset I noticed that as it got later, more and more insects started to appear. Crane flies live only briefly in their adult phase, and are much more destructive in their larval stage when they can damage lawns and other plants. Adult crane flies do not eat very often. When they do, it might be sipping on nectar, as this one was attempting to do. Since they live most successfully in areas where there is plenty of water, it makes sense that they would do well in a wetter than usual year like this one.
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Green shield bug (Palomena prasina) nymph on a leaf.
Nimfa odorka zieleniaka (Palomena prasina) na liściu.
Small bug (adult)
Mitutoyo 7.5x NA 0.21, tube lens: 125mm (Raynox)
Illumination: dark field and polarization