There is nothing I like better than getting a good close up of a flower, bee or butterfly. I am fascinated by seeing the intimate structure of living things.
Flowers are great – they don’t move about (except in the wind) and you can usually get a good look at them, even without a still photograph.
Insects are a different matter though. A lot of my pictures end up blurry and not very sharp – or with half a bee as it takes off before the shutter has clicked fully. But when you do get that good close up – the detail can be amazing. I also find it a very useful tool when trying to identify a species I am not familiar with.
This post was inspired by this week’s photo challenge – Detail
🙂 Beautiful details of the butterflies and (bumble?) bee.
Have a very HAPPY weekend 🙂
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Thank you – you too:)
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A lovely set of the flowers a d insects feeding them.
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Another important detail. Without flowers we would have fewer insects and visa versa:)
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One of our Master Gardener’s speakers said “he felt God had a purpose for every creature on earth except fleas”. I can think of a reason f poo r fleas. They fed on mammals and passed disease to other mammals.
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Exquisite details. I just love that photo of the red and blue butterfly.
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It’s probably my best and my favourite butterfly photo:)
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Beautiful photos!
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Thank you:)
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Beautiful photos – that orchid is outstanding!
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There is lots out at the moment. This year we have more in our meadow than before but still less than ten altogether:)
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A true delight whatever the number! 🙂
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This one looks like it has two eyes
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..or four even. They use them as a defense mechanism – open wings out if threatened by predator
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Lovely!
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Thank you:)
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Beautiful collection.
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Thank you:)
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Yes – clever peacock butterfly with its eyes. Read recently of somewhere in Africa where they were painting big eyes on the rumps of cattle to deter the lions. And it works!
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What a great idea!!!
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Those butterflies really catches the eye especially the colorful one. Very good captures.
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Thank you – the peacock is probably our most colourful butterfly, especially when you see it in detail close up:)
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I did not know the name is peacock. It does look like one.
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Gorgeous, all! Thank you!
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Any time:)
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Juicy! 😉
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You can’t go wrong with bees and flowers, and butterflies of course!
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Too true!! 😉
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