Bees are one of the joys of the landscape and provide so much that is good, whether the honeybee’s honey or whether being the subject of macro photography. Today is a day for the latter: bee photos!
Continue readingAfter a While
I haven’t posted anything for three-quarters of a year, a very long time. But how the world has changed. Julian Assange is free, at long last, and, unfortunately, we are on the verge of World War III, thanks in good part to efforts by the United States. What can one do about that? I’ve no idea, but it may be a good idea to enjoy seeing nature – as long as we’re able to do so. Following are several macro photos from a recent walk of mine.
Continue readingThe New Year
Happy New Year, everyone! And, as you would have noticed, I haven’t added much if anything to my website or my blog. The reason for that comes down to two factors: personal illness and the dismal world situation. Too many have had their lives ruined, from the destruction of home and livelihood to the despair of amputation and death. When will it stop? When will reason be restored? Perhaps this year will be different. I hope so.
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A Zabulon skipper
A Zabulon skipper (Lon zabulon) is a smallish butterfly but average as far as skippers go. I consider it to be thumbnail size. I come across one in central Pennsylvania about every other year, but this season was different since I managed to photograph both a male and a female Zabulon.
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Monarch color
By “monarch color” I don’t mean “typical” monarch photos (which, incidentally, I love to take) but a different category altogether. The following photos make use of different angles and lighting conditions to present artful monarchs.
Continue readingMore hummingbird photos
One day last week when I was outside photographing butterflies in my backyard, a ruby-throated hummingbird came along. Given that my 200mm macro lens depends on manual focus, image clarity depends on a fair bit of luck. And I was lucky that day.
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A tiger swallowtail
The tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) is one of the largest North American butterflies, and the following photos are all from my backyard. Theoretically, this particular tiger swallowtail is a male (because of the bright yellow), whereas the females are darker and may appear as one of the black swallowtails.
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It’s time for hummingbirds
Autumn migration is underway for hummingbirds, and for Pennsylvania that means the ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). Consequently, I have many and excellent opportunities to photograph them. Of course it helps to have a pollinator garden and/or a hummingbird feeder. I have both.
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A hummingbird clearwing
Since a snowberry clearwing featured in my previous post, I thought it fair to have a hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) be the subject of this one.
A hummingbird clearwing is the larger of the two hummingbird-type moth, about half again a large as a snowberry clearwing. And like the snowberry, the hummingbird clearwing is incredibly beautiful.
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A snowberry clearwing
The snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) is the smaller of the two species of hummingbird moths in the United States. It is somewhat larger in body size than a bumblebee but has a magnificent presence thanks to its wonderful wing motion while hovering. As such it is a joy to photograph.
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