Here in Ireland, we find ourselves in lockdown again. So we have to stay within 5km of our homes. So for this week’s lens artist challenge it was a case of heading back over the year’s photos and seeing what types of treats there were.
Seeing and being able to photograph wildlife is always a treat for me.
bumblebee on knapweed
White butterfly on verbena
Tortoiseshell on scabious
Male bullfinch enjoying dandelion seeds
grasshopper
Murtagh's Meadow 
These are incredible images MM – my favorite is the grasshopper. Amazing how closely he resembles the leaf, isn’t it?!
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It is – I rescued him from the water butt (no idea how he managed to hop into it), and he was sitting there recovering and I took the opportunity to get a photo.
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Definitely happy treats!
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Aren’t they just
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I love the way the way the background out of focus so our eye is immediately drawn to the beauty of the insect. I must dust off my camera and stop using my mobile.
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I do love the flexibility of the camera, but sometimes the mobile is all you got handy:)
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Fabulous photos Karina 🙂 your treat is the same as my treat
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Glad you enjoyed them Brian
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A wonderful treat for viewers! I love the insect, MM. 💗
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So glad you enjoyed them Amy
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Beautiful. And I specially love that grass hopper
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They are fascinating looking creatures aren’t they:)
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Indeed they are
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Nice shots!
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Thank you
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Lovely photos. Nature is my treat as well, although I don’t object to tea and dark chocolate as often as possible too. 🙂 I used my camera for my photos for this challenge, but the phone can take marvelous shots as well. I carry mine all the time just for that purpose and a majority of photos on my blog, until recently, tended to be from the phone.
janet
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Thank you. Yes the phone can be handy as it is with us all the time.
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Wonderful treats Karina and sorry to hear you’re in lockdown again – hope this will be lifted before too long 🧡🍀
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Thank you – yes let’s hope.
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Some stunning photos – stay safe over there.
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Thank you Andrea – you too
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Sorry to hear you are back in lockdown again, hope it’s not for too long. Love your treats, especially the bullfinch. I have never seen one.
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We usually have a pair in the garden. They are lovely birds but they are a bit too fond of nibbling newly emerging apple blossom
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Beautiful! Suitable for Focus On The Subject, too. 😉 😉
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Thank you John – yes they would have too
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Love all of these. I find the bumblebees particularly adorable 😊
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Yes I do love bumblebees too
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The color and lighting in your first shot is great! Glad I was able to visit Ireland last winter before the lockdown. Sorry it’s happening again.
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Glad you liked it, and that you got to visit. Yes lockdown is hard for everyone. It has been such a strange time
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Wonderful pictures all. Fascinating to see the knapweed up close. Clever bumblebee to negotiate it..
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Yes, bumblebees are rather partial to knapweed
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These are beautiful! Can you share what camera and lens you used?
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I use an olympus pen. I love it
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