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JAS

JAS

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While my Birds in Flight (BIF) photography skills are a bit (lot) limited, I seem to do much better with Bugs on Flowers (BOF), though one is of bees in flight.
The following shots are all from 2023 and were shot in either our own or our daughter's home gardens. I am looking forward to 2024.
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Beautiful. Nice shots. The shot of the grasshopper in the flower made me turn to Google. Seems 'recent' research finds that grasshoppers "visit flowers" much more frequently than thought making them among the crowed of good pollinators; they are not equipped to feed on nectar, however -- which was my question after seeing your shot.
 
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JAS said:
While my Birds in Flight (BIF) photography skills are a bit (lot) limited, I seem to do much better with Bugs on Flowers (BOF), though one is of bees in flight.
The following shots are all from 2023 and were shot in either our own or our daughter's home gardens. I am looking forward to 2024.
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Beautiful set! Well done Joseph👍👍👍
 
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ssheipel said:
Beautiful. Nice shots. The shot of the grasshopper in the flower made me turn to Google. Seems 'recent' research finds that grasshoppers "visit flowers" much more frequently than thought making them among the crowed of good pollinators; they are not equipped to feed on nectar, however -- which was my question after seeing your shot.
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BorderBirder said:
Great shots Joe. I particularly like the novelty and colour contrasts in the grasshopper shot. Thanks !
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RockvilleBob said:
Great images
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Thanks for the positive comments!
jhallettbc said:
You have inspired me to try my Z100-400 + 1.4TC on insects. Really nice shots.
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Absolutely worth the the effort to capture flowers and insects with this lens with and without the TC14Z.
 
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JAS said:
Thanks! Which one is a SA flower? These shots weere all in my wife's or daughter's gardens.
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Gazania, Joe. 2nd last one with bee.
Gazania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Africa.They produce large, daisy-like composite flowerheads in brilliant shades of yellow and orange, over a long period in summer. They are often planted as drought-tolerant groundcover. Wikipedia
 
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Woody Meristem said:
Very nice collection. For another challenge try to identify them all :unsure:
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I am a photographer and neither a botanist nor and entomologist. My wife would ID the flowers and someone here could probably do the insects. However, to me they are all just flowers or bugs.
 
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Callie said:
Gazania, Joe. 2nd last one with bee.
Gazania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Africa.They produce large, daisy-like composite flowerheads in brilliant shades of yellow and orange, over a long period in summer. They are often planted as drought-tolerant groundcover. Wikipedia
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Thanks. I will double check where I shot that photo and check with the wife.
 
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