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On the 21st of April me and 3 friends went to Tollymore forest park. It turned out to be a fantastic sunny day apart from the haze which really spoiled some of the landscape shots however the forest shots turned out fantastic. It was a 14km walk roughly and quite …
nikon d700 sigma 50mm，f 2.0~3.4，30 sec，iso 800~1000 nikon NX2 +1.0 ev ，white balance 4100 K photoshop 6 photo
Some kind of Shield Bug, Thanks to for ID the final instar nymph of a Forest Bug Taken on another macro excursion to Holme Ptit Pond SSSI on the Trent Valley Way, Clifton Woods, Notts on 08th May 2011.
Pete gave me this travel bug for Valentine’s Day; I set it free on the Wild Pacific Trail and hope to pick it up in New Mexico someday!
This silver-spangled beauty is a Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae. The sight of one is a mixed blessing to groundskeepers at the Tucson Botanical Gardens because the caterpillars are quick to defoliate passionflower vines.
2 possible IDs that I can find for this are Troilus luridus & Rhaphigaster nebulosa. Normally the way to tell would be be the presence of 2 antennal yellow bands (Rhaph.) or one (Troil.) but mine seems to have none, or very faint ones if that. Any ideas anyone? Thanks …
The vegetation in this forest was not dog friendly. Yogi was covered with bugs, burs, thistles, needles, thorns and a variety of other sharp objects which had to be brushed out at the end of the day. Copple Butte. Umatilla National Forest, Oregon.
Flickr Friend Mindy and I headed out for a day of photo fun in Anza Borrego Desert, a nice drive out on a beautiful SoCal day, top down in the Mustang. It was well worth the trip, we saw lots of great color with all the spring time blooms and …
Photo was taken by District wildlife biologist, Lynda Andrews. It was taken in the pollinator gardens behind the Wayne National Forest headquarters in Nelsonville, OH.
through the forest, mosquitoes swarming me kiersten and matt (if he was here he would have just corrected my grammar). running as fast as we could, no talking for fear of getting bugs in our mouths. most amazing day of my life, so far there’s just something therapeutic about running …