Bees and Butterfly's

[karl101 10]

Ended up on the hills above Stocksbridge today, lots of Bees and Butterfly's were harassing this Thistle bush.

 

1. I don't know what the butterfly is:

 

2. With a Bee tucking in:

 

3. A Hoverfly:

 

4. Another Butterfly:

 

5. And finally, what's up with this?:

 

My flickr Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/72718192@N00/

 

K.

[Snagglepuss 10]

I love the one of the bee, you can see each individual hair on it's body - fantastic, wish I could take photographs like this.

Am probably wrong but could the butterfly be a tortoiseshell?

Edited August 9, 2009 by Snagglepuss

[astridproll 10]

The butterfly is a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) - usually not too common around here (it's migratory) but there has been many more than usual this year (a billion expected!)

Nice shots btw - usually quite difficult to capture, seems to fly much faster and be more nervous than other species

[holymoses 10]

Must have been a Bees and Butterflies day yesterday, I was at Chatsworth doing much the same. Brilliant day out by the river, gave my Canon 400d a good first outing.

[Saffy 10]

I agree .. bees and butterlifes in my garden aplenty yesterday!

 

I too, love the bee pic ... it's little bum sticking out of the thistle .. heh.

[karl101 10]

Thanks for the comments

 

Yes, the butterflies were difficult, I found that holding the camera out in front of me so I could see the screen just made them flutter off. But they didn't seem to mind so much when I stretched my arm out over them while holding the camera.

 

The bees were far to busy to notice me or the camera.

 

Apart from the last one, the pictures were taken with a Canon G9 point and shoot in macro mode.

 

K.

Edited August 10, 2009 by karl101

[Texas 10]

'S'cuse me sticking my oar in, the bee is a Bombus lapidarius. Don't know c*** about photography, but I like looking at the pictures.

[Texas 10]

Oh, and the stripy fly is a Syraphid.

[HarryMac 10]

Corkin shots Karl, nice and clear and spot on detail.

[WhyoleKyote 10]

Amazing to say it's a G9. No fancy lens here.

[karl101 10]

Texas,

Thanks for naming the insects. Very useful

 

K.

[bebopaloola 10]

I agree .. bees and butterlifes in my garden aplenty yesterday!

 

I too, love the bee pic ... it's little bum sticking out of the thistle .. heh.

 

think that must have been a :hihi:bumbum bee! lol!!

 

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