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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #405 on: August 24, 2021, 12:52:40 PM »
Great photos Fred 8)
Recently I noticed a strikingly big hoverfly very like this one although dead in a web in the greenhouse.
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #406 on: August 24, 2021, 08:25:39 PM »
That's the thing with these spiders Ashley, they're not that houseproud.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #407 on: August 25, 2021, 11:10:09 AM »
Where this plant came from or what it is is a mystery. The Leaf Cutter Bees love it so it stays. They used to prefer Daphne but this one is the favourite this year.
The annoying thing is I never saw a single bee on the plant.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #408 on: August 25, 2021, 07:17:37 PM »
I've had leaf cutters on my daphne for the first time this year, and peonies too. But likewise never see them at it...
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #409 on: August 25, 2021, 08:18:28 PM »
Another couple of pollinators on the sunflowers.



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #410 on: August 28, 2021, 12:02:26 PM »
Sometimes you just have to try to grab an image.



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #411 on: August 29, 2021, 04:57:03 PM »
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #412 on: August 29, 2021, 05:03:07 PM »
That's a brilliant shot Fred. He is delightfully furry!
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #413 on: August 29, 2021, 06:37:59 PM »
TY Gail.

I'd just like to point out that I'm using an old Fujifilm FinePix S1730 bridge camera on these pollinator photos. No need for expensive ( and relatively heavy) camera equipment for this kind of photography.
These photos are all taken handheld and above my head.
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #414 on: September 04, 2021, 02:21:17 PM »
And every one's a fluffy one.



Length 12mm
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #415 on: September 05, 2021, 07:04:02 PM »
I wanted to show the change in colour of the petals as the flowers on this Delosperma mature. I did manage to get the different colours but the insect kept photo bombing. No idea (so far) what the insect is but with those antennae it's not a Hoverfly.





This is a Hoverfly.



It happily had a wash and brush up on the back of my left hand.
Ergo the photo is taken one handed
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #416 on: September 05, 2021, 08:17:33 PM »
... the insect kept photo bombing. No idea (so far) what the insect is but with those antennae it's not a Hoverfly.

It looks like a solitary bee but I've no idea which.
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #417 on: September 06, 2021, 07:26:24 AM »
The closest I can get is one of the carpenter bees
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #418 on: September 06, 2021, 10:03:14 AM »
The closest I can get is one of the carpenter bees
Karen or Richard? ;D
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #419 on: September 06, 2021, 03:26:02 PM »
Karen or Richard? ;D
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