Inadvertant pollinator and that hail damage. All of the larger irises are shredded. But it’s a neat fly.
If you’re missing it, that hole in the lower-right corner was made by a hailstone.
Tag: Bonus
Bonus – First Dragonfly of the Season
Followed this one around the yard for a while hoping it would land and let me get a shot. Kept spooking it – it was really skittish. Finally it landed on the sidewalk – and let me crawl on my belly until I was really, really close. Only cropped about 10pct off the right side on this shot so it prettymuch filled the frame. Trouble is, it’s on the sidewalk. But you really get a good look at the compound eye. And the sidewalk. And the shadow (again). And the very narrow depth-of-focus.
But it is the first dragonfly of the year. And that matters.
Bonus – Another Look at a Hummingbird on an Agastache
Well, another look for me. Different edit/crop. Was organizing pics the other day and came across this one and had a re-look. They sure love the agastaches. They nest in a bald cypress nearby. The cats…well…don’t have the notion of coexistence in their heads, though. So there are fewer hummingbirds around than I think there should be. But this is a neat one – all the way in!
Bonus – Neat Fly on a Boulder
No idea what kind of fly that this is. But it’s a neat one. I also like the detail of the boulder. Never looked that closely. But the detail and the color are beautiful.
Bonus – Paper Wasp on a Penstemmon
From yesterday. Nice look at both the wasp and the flower.
Bonus – Everyone Loves the Squills
Including this black, thread-waisted wasp. Maybe not everyone. I learned that some say that the Siberian Squill is invasive and that it will take over a garden. So there’s that. Guess it depends some on the climate. They have kind of set up an autonomous zone under a cherry tree here…have to keep an eye ;).
Bonus – More Circle of Life Stuff
I decided this morning that phrase is a euphemism. If you disagree with this assertion, ask that bee. Not that I have any problem with the concept, understand… Only with the phrase. Cool jumping spider – having jumped successfully.
Bonus – Skipper on the Bluebeard
Love the tongue. The precision amazes me!
Bonus – A Good Look at the Thread in Thread-wasted
On the trumpet vine, again.
Bonus – Hoverfly Mimic in the Asters
Fun shot of a hoverfly. Really a good pollinator on the right flowers. Not quite as elegant as the honeybee, but it has its place. Those eyes, though…
