Thursday, November 17, 2011

Mostly Bugs

I'm still working on processing photos I took in the summer, so you can expect to see out-of-season shots in this corner of the internet for quite some time. Without a whole lot of further comment, here's a few from July/August.

No idea what this fellow is but he was nifty looking.


Again, I'm clueless about the identity of our next subject. The focus could be better but I like the iridescence of the wings.


This one I know! It's a bumblebee!


And next up: a green bottle fly on a rose stem.


This wasp was gathering minute bits of wood for nest repair.


I walked around the pond at Hil's one day and happily chanced upon a Swallowtail butterfly. Even more happily, it stayed within range for a moment and let me take a couple of shots.


Enough with bugs? Okay. We'll wrap up with a few birdies.

Here's our own Lucy. I like the background pattern of the bars of her cage.


On another amble around Hil's pond, I came across a rare sight indeed: a female mallard doing yoga.


I mentioned iridescence earlier. Here's another fine example from Mr. Grackle.


Ever seen a bird with fur? Me neither. But this one nibbling at the feeder is kinda cute.


That's it for today. Thanks for taking a peek. Hope you enjoyed.