The juvenile pileated has got used to me now and stays just a 5 or 6 feet away while I put some food out for her, yes its a female. [img]...
Great shots, I was gong to post a picture of one, then I saw your post.One of my shots I use as my avatar.
All my insects and flowers come from our garden. Wildflowers of course come from all over NA.
I took this one today, it was a good looking fly too. [img] Spider with fly. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
Yes I agree, wasps etc aren't easy. I was lucky, an editor saw my insect site, not the Nature site here. She phoned me and we talked for 45...
Alright then, lets stick to the birds, they train easily. Here is a chickadee. [img] ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
Come on now, you can both do it. Just take your time, slowly does it. It won't bite, it will just take off.
Alright, are you ready for the next stage? Photographing bees and wasps. Not always easy as the flowers flow in the breeze or there is a shadow....
You can always try the birds. [img] ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
OK, they are not so pretty, how about a dragonfly then? [img] ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
The spiders don't know the difference between the good and the bad. These are neat spiders though as they change color to suit the flower. White...
I don't know why the next part, Taking Robber flies has been moved somewhere and not this one. This looked like the right place for them.
Move onto taking robber flies. The same technique is required as was used with the moth, firm handling to train then properly. Then place them in...
I think the top one is neat the way it is hanging onto the leaf
The first rule is training them. You have to handle them correctly for the best results :-D :-D [img] ( photo / image / picture from...
Thank you all, you are very kind. This is one of the pics. [img] Crab spider and bee. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
