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What is buzzing or flying near you today??

Discussion in 'Wildlife Corner' started by Marley Farley, Jun 17, 2006.

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  1. Marley Farley

    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    [​IMG] As we are having such lovely days now the insects are out in force & the butterflies are starting to appear....
    [​IMG] This is what I saw what have you seen??? [​IMG]
    There are allot of bees & hoverflies around today...
    Hoverflies on the parsley flower first

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    and Bees, 2 different kinds,

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  2. DAG

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    Great pics, your unstoppable now MF, I think you must have bought yourself a new camera? :D :D
     
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  3. Marley Farley

    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    :D Why thank you...! Actually DAG those pics above were taken with the old Canon..... [​IMG] These below were taken with the new camera. I got the Fuji finepix S5600, but I am still finding my way round it...! These are my first lot. The depth to the photo is quite different I think... ;)
    Again Hoverflies & Bees.

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    I have of course no idea what these two are up to???

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  4. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    Blinkin Blackbirds....... :mad:
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    After my Cherries :(
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    ooooeeeer, Paladin!!!!! ;)

    We did have a lovely nest of little Bumble Bees until the gardener put a sledge hammer through the steps and opened up the nest.... sadly, they have had to move on..... :( :( :( , but we are putting up some insect houses for the winter....

    [ 17. June 2006, 04:45 PM: Message edited by: Honey Bee ]
     
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    After I said I hadn't seen one, a Hummingbird Hawk moth visited the yellow bottle brush today but I was too far away to get a pic/video i'll be watching for it again particularly as the pink one has come out now. [​IMG]
     
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  7. wildflower

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    Whats flying near you???..something horridble that has bitten me the same as it did last year..it comes up in a big blister and you can see two holes where its attacked me ..that is once you have itched the blister off as it itches like mad..i have put arnica on it to cure it fast!! if i could get my hands on whatever keep doing it well they would be evicted!! :(
     
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  8. Fran

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    Wow MF for someone finding her way round a new camera, those pictures are stunning. [​IMG]
     
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  9. Hornbeam

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    Great pix, MF. New camera sure does deliver!
    Snapped these little beauties earlier this week:

    Holly Blue butterfly
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    Black-tailed Skimmer (female)
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  10. Banana Man

    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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    Wow MF, last time I saw insects that close up I was doing 70MPH!
     
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    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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    Love this one 'what you looking at?'

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    This little chap was unfortunately NOT flying near me today! :( He is a young robin that has left the nest too soon. He was on the lawn yesterday and again this morning so he survived the night. Kept watching hoping for Mum or Dad to feed him, but no sign yet :(
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    amazing pics folks
    seen my 1st peacock butterfly yesterday [​IMG]
     
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  14. Marley Farley

    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    [​IMG] This bee was so heavily laden wth pollen his flight was a little unsteady....!!!!! ;) :D Even a bug already there where he was landing...!! :D

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    Landed safely...!!!!

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    The pollen sacs look like water wings, under his wings...!!!!!!!!
     
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  15. Fran

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    You enjoying your new camera MF - super pics
     
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