By far my lost spectacular photo of a magnolia warbly. Honest, thats what it is. Really.
#warblerwednesday
#warbler
#birds
#birding
#birder
#bird
#crapphotography

Not very good pic of a flesh fly in the grip of a flower crab spider. The spider has changed her colour to match the yellow of the dandelion they’re both on. Just like their namesake, crab spiders can run sideways using their super strong forelegs. Flower crab spiders also have the extra special ability of being able to change colour to blend in with the flower head they’re using as ‘bait’. Flesh flies are incredibly beneficial insects. Adults are excellent accidental pollinators because they’re not fussy when searching out nectar to feed on. They might not be able to carry as much pollen as bees, but they make up for their lack of hairs by their sheer number. Let’s hope it never becomes the case, but one day we might be relying on flies to pollinate our crops. Flesh flies are also detritivores, both adults & larvae are attracted to & consume rotting organic matter, helping return nutrients the soil. I’m writing this on my phone without my specs - apologies if it reads like nonsense

Forgot the #alttext

#UKSpiders #FlowerCrabSpider #FleshFlies #Sarcophagidae #Diptera #CrapPhotography

A bumblebee hidden in low lying green undergrowth

Close up of the same bumblebee as she emerged. She’s sitting on a green leaf

Same as pic 2 but from above. She warming herself in the sun. The sunlight is making her wings sparkle

Careful as you tread. The girls are still waking up.

#BeeKind #Bumblebee #LoveNature #Pollinators #Insects #CrapPhotography

Some expert photography if me trying to see what a port behind my computer is without actually moving the computer.

#crapcomputerphotography #crapphotography

I will get going soon. It's been a couple of years since I stopped posting Twitter, so I'm a bit out of practise, & a bit suffering from posting fright. Here are a couple of out of focus bottoms to look at whilst I sort myself out.

#Flies #CrapPhotography

ein Eichhörnchen bedient sich am Körnerbuffet auf meinem Balkon. Das "Buffet" ist ein simples Holzregal, an dem einige Futterspender und Sitzstangen befestigt sind. Im Vordergrund ist noch unscharf ein Futterhäuschen aus Acryl zu erkennen, das an meinem Fenster hängt. Das Hörnchen sitz auf einer der Stangen und ist mit den Vorderpfoten in ein rotes Futterhaus aus Keramik mit hellem Boden geklettert und hängt jetzt etwas gestreckt da. Im Bildhintergrund ist das dunkelrote Laub eines großen Baums zu erahnen. Darüber ein bedeckter Himmel.

Gibt's hier schon Hörnchen?

#BalkonPick #Eichhörnchen #crapPhotography #squirrel #redSquirrel