I took this at night. It shows the bird feeders. [img] ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
Thank you for the messages.
Thank you all for looking at the lacewing. It is a neat insect.
The Greenlace wing is supposed to be the best aphid helper for the gardener, at least its youngsters. This insect is very small and unless you see...
I use Olympus cameras, 750 UZ I think was the one I used for most of these, but now i also have an 18 and a 20 zoom camera and tend to use them...
The Anna's stays all year round here.
Here is an Anna's male I took last January. They are hardy little critters. [img] ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
I like photographing cacti in the wild. As far as the saguaro is concerned, I have yet to see it in flower. When I go to Arizona it is always in...
Had this shot of a coopers hawk and forgot to post it here. Neat bird, just hanging around the garden. [img] ( photo / image / picture from...
The American goldfinch visits every so often. Managed to get a couple of photos today. Would still like to get better ones though. [img]...
They build their nests out of mud and catch spiders which they then place in the nest cells. They lay a single egg in each. When the egg hatches...
Many beetles are useful in the garden, some feed on the bad guys. Many also spread the pollon like this flower longhorn. Wild Ginger, shown...
This is a shot of the second beetle getting ready to fly, has its wing covers open. [img] Ready to take off. ( photo / image / picture from...
Welcome to the forum. Lived in Calgary for a few years, my son is still there. Thank you for the post.
Why do some of the post get moved, beetles were in the garden, looked like the right place to put them. I have a wasp to post, if its not to go...
I don't go by the names, I just go for the one that does what I need. Many people only take family snapshots but they hear of those big outfits...
I use Olympus cameras, the latest two are SP-570 UZ, which has a super macro setting and a 20 times zoom. The other is SP-550 with macro and 18...
Thank you Christer, you are very kind.
They are strange aren't they. I like to see everything up close, why put unwanted stuff in the picture.
Here are a couple of flower beetles.They are rather neat. [img] ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden ) [img] ( photo...
