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A small selection of garden residents.

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Some bugs from today in the garden

Originally Posted by STRONGStumblebum/STRONG IMG class=inlineimg border=0 alt=”View Post” src=”http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wpid-viewpost.png” Great set!! Getting whole lot close! Are you using extension tubes too? Do you use plate for flash or just regular flash directly in camera hot shoe? Thanks!BRI used tubes … Continue reading

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Bee flies in the garden

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Garden ants

I only see three ant species in the garden- all rather small. Black ants- Lasius niger, red ants- Myrmica sp. and orange meadow ants- Lasius flavus. I only rarely see the meadow ants. Some pictures of red ants feeding on … Continue reading

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5 visitors to the garden

An assortment of flying insects today in the garden – a marmalade hover, a dung fly, a muscid fly, a drone fly, and a bee with (I think) mites on it’s body. Exif in all bar one which was shot … Continue reading

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Another set of bugs from the garden :)

My Pet Hoverfly The Drones are making themselves comfortable nowAlmost Fisher Price – Not sure what the blob of yellow on this LB is but must admit, the bug didn’t seem to goodRobo-Fly – A rather industrial metallic sheen to … Continue reading

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First crocus in the garden

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Miner bees in my garden

I fund something like the anthill in my garden. After closer observation I realized it was miner bees home. Photos and video clip are not the best, still this is a very good find. Miner bee in action video clip … Continue reading

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Miner bees in my garden

I fund something like the anthill in my garden. After closer observation I realized it was miner bees home. Photos and video clip are not the best, still this is a very good find. Miner bee in action video clip … Continue reading

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