Ten Minutes in the Garden
What can you do in ten minutes in the garden with your camera. If the butterflies and bees are about, the answer is lots!
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Bumblebees in Flight
Health issues have kept me close to home over the last week and a bit, however my camera hardly ever sits still.
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Lavender attracts bumble bees
Christmas and family events have kept me away from both the camera and the computer of late. My English lavender is already past its best but I am so happy I have so many lovely images from it this year.
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Lavender in bloom
December is the time of year for photographing bees in my garden. It is when my English Lavender is in bloom.
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