Some Winter bugs ?

Lord Vetinari

Some garden bug shots from Yesterday. Yes I did use some sugar/honey spray to attract the flying bugs.
Brian v.



Tiny spider on a water barrel by Lord V, on Flickr

Larger web spider by Lord V, on Flickr

Drone fly hoverfly #2 by Lord V, on Flickr

7-Spot ladybird enjoying some sun by Lord V, on Flickr

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus female #1 by Lord V, on Flickr

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus female #2 by Lord V, on Flickr

Honey bee #1 by Lord V, on Flickr

Honey bee #2 by Lord V, on Flickr

DeVil

Great find in winter!?
And lovely images

Lord Vetinari

DeVil wrote: »

Great find in winter!?
And lovely images

Thanks Predrag and yes they were all taken just before Christmas.

Brian v.

paddler4

Very nice! Epysyrphus #2 is the best, IMHO.

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paddler4 wrote: »

Very nice! Epysyrphus #2 is the best, IMHO.

Thanks Dan for the comments
Brian v.

D90mark

Nice work. Amazing detail in these. Spot ladybird enjoying some sun is really nice.

Joop

Great Macro shots !!

Gr Joop (JPC)

Lord Vetinari

Thanks Mark and Joop for the comments
Brian v.

studio1408

Nice as always

Overfocused

So does all this stuff live in your greenhouse? I'm in central USA and it's completely dead outside now

Lord Vetinari

Thanks Studio and Overfocused for the comments

Overfocused - Not in the greenhouse- just around in the garden. Been fairly mild so far this Winter. only about 3 mild frosts so far.
Brian v.

Overfocused

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Thanks Studio and Overfocused for the comments

Overfocused - Not in the greenhouse- just around in the garden. Been fairly mild so far this Winter. only about 3 mild frosts so far.
Brian v.

We haven't really had below freezing weather most of the time, but the bugs have definitely taken their queue and are nowhere to be seen around here, and the leaves are off of the trees. Lucky bugger! (pun intended)

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Overfocused wrote: »

We haven't really had below freezing weather most of the time, but the bugs have definitely taken their queue and are nowhere to be seen around here, and the leaves are off of the trees. Lucky bugger! (pun intended)

One thing I do to attract bugs on sunny Winter days, is spray a sunny camelia bush with some sugar/honey solution. This attracts any flying bugs that are about and they stay put for a while.
Brian v.

IPClark

Lovely shots Brian. I'm gobsmacked you're still getting hovers and drones. I've not had much chance to pick the camera up (for a few weeks) but on occasions when I've gone out into the garden, it's barren of anything remotely moving

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IPClark wrote: »

Lovely shots Brian. I'm gobsmacked you're still getting hovers and drones. I've not had much chance to pick the camera up (for a few weeks) but on occasions when I've gone out into the garden, it's barren of anything remotely moving

Thanks Ian
I only get the hovers etc on bright sunny days but have got the normal bark lice and springtails all over the place now
Brian v.

jās 1

These are incredible shots! Love them all—particularly the texture on the ladybug, the wings on the fly, and the warmth of color across the whole range. Your lighting is superb… as is your taste in insects! ;-)

Cheers,

-J

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jās 1 wrote: »

These are incredible shots! Love them all—particularly the texture on the ladybug, the wings on the fly, and the warmth of color across the whole range. Your lighting is superb… as is your taste in insects! ;-)

Cheers,

-J

Thanks Jas - glad you like them
Brian v.

carlogalliani

great set

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carlogalliani wrote: »

great set

Thanks Carlo
Brian v.