Another set of photos from a couple of days of shooting in my garden.
Up first are four shots of a buckeye butterfly.
Okay, this little toadstool was not in the garden, it was in the yard.
Monarch caterpillar on a swamp milkweed plant.
Not sure it this is a bumblebee or a carpenter bee, but I’m leaning toward the former. It’s on a blue cardinal flower.
“Oh, hi there”, said the praying mantis hiding in the swamp milkweed.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
David
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That butterfly is a beauty!
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On a discovery tour in the garden. Beautiful
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The Buckey Butterfly photos are fantastic. I know how hard it is to take great pictures of butterflies.
I believe it is a Carpenter Bee. If I remember correctly the Bumblebees lower quarters are completely covered in fur.
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You are probably correct. My very first thought was carpenter bee, no question about it. After look at it for awhile I thought I notice some hairs, especially on the left side, his body looked more rounded like, a bumble bee, and it did not look for lack of a better word, as robust as a carpenter bee. It may be I talked myself out of the proper ID but I’m still not sure, but I am sure I wouldn’t put money on my ID. 🙂
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You have a wonderful garden.
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Butterflies from heaven!
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What fabuous photos, David! You always capture such fabulous details and colours.
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Thank you Pete, you are no slouch with the camera yourself.
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Great job David, the Butterfly photos are fantastic.
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