Lavender in bloom
December is the time of year for photographing bees in my garden. It is when my English Lavender is in bloom.
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Photographing bumblebees
When the sun shines on my garden the light is perfect for photography. Lately I have been enjoying photographing bumblebees in the sun.
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Collecting pollen in the wind
Our white wisteria flowers every November and only lasts a couple of weeks due to the spring winds. When the sun shines, you can see the bumble bees collecting pollen in the wind.
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Why Are All The Birds Hiding?
We drove over to Pukaha with plans of having a successful day photographing birds. Alas it was not to be. High above was a NZ Falcon / kārearea flying off with its usual kak kak call when it is off to hunt.
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Bumble Bee, Caterpillars, Kakariki, Pūkaha, Tui
More Bees and Bumbles
I am still trying out different things with the Lumix G9II. One being to see how steady I can get the image when trying to focus on a very small subject, using my big birding lens.
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All About The Bees
After the last two days of celebrations, I had relaxing morning in the garden with my camera and the bees.
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Feijoa tree pollination
Feijoa fruit are a favourite in our family, and we have several trees planted in our garden. At this time of year they are all in full bloom which is the promise of fruit to come.
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Blackbird, Bumble Bee, Silvereyes, Song Thrush
The Humble Bumble
With the weather being so hot while I was away, the birds were harder to find, along with the energy to go look for them. However when I go out with the camera I do challenge myself to come back with at least one image and while there was a lack of birds, there were
Looking Out My Front Window During Lock-down
I have been spending much of the lock down going through my archives and the camera didn’t get picked up very much at all. Yesterday I felt the need to get back to taking photos, so I cleaned our front window and pointed the camera out through it. Yes I could have actually gone outside
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Bees, Bumbles and a Fly
This year one of the challenges I have set for myself, is that if I go out with the camera, I must come back with some images, even if they are not what I went out looking for. Today the birds were not at home, so to get my images I looked for damselflies. I
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