I love walking around the garden to see what I can spy. Sometimes I have to race back inside to get my Macro lens – not everything can be caught on my long lens. These two were working on opposite sides of the same flower – a lavender.
Category: Insects
A bee with pollen
And in this one the pollen collected is a different colour on the bee’s leg.
The bee collecting pollen
And here’s another shot of a bee collecting pollen from a different angle.
Collecting pollen
I’ve had lots of fun following the bees around and watching their activities, sometimes with my long lense and sometimes closer with the macro. Can you see the pollen collected on its back leg?
Another small spider
And I think this one was ready to attack my camera lens. He was living on another white daisy and raised his legs at me.
The spider and the flower
Spring has brought out beautiful colours and displays and the insects are more evident too. This small green spider is living on a white daisy.
Season's first butterfly
Saw this in my neighbour’s yard a few days ago. The first I’ve seen for this season and will surely see many more soon.
Close up of the hover fly
Saw another one of these flies another day so here’s a close up for you.
Just buzzing along…
This is a hover fly just approaching a white daisy. I was delighted with this shot.
The busy bee
Now that Spring has really arrived so have the bees seeking out the pollen. They are so busy. This is at a Liquidamber tree and the bee is carrying quite a bit of pollen.
Blue banded bee
This bee is interesting to watch. It apparently lives alone. I’ve gotten to know its buzz now from other bees. I wonder if the motor on my autofocus alerts it to my presence or whether its big eyes just takes everything in, even when it’s flitting from flower to flower. Note the pollen on its…
Flowers in my garden
I discovered a bee I’d not seen before. This is the blue banded bee and it’s enjoying the red and white Salvia in the garden