Up close with a tachina fly living in a yellow world.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/13, 1/1600″ exposure.
It’s a busy time of year out there for pollinators. This bumble bee was working the comfrey that’s growing wild near our woodshed.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/3.3, 1/2000″ exposure.
I went on a bug hunt yesterday morning and came across this crab spider lurking in a mallow blossom below our patio garden. She was waiting to ambush the the right sized pollinator…
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/14, 1/400″ exposure.
Morning glories are unfurling in the morning sunshine. This one greeted me along the driveway.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 160, f/4, 1/3200″ exposure
Timothy grass is an abundant perennial grass in our region (and many others!) It’s pipe cleaner-like heads burst with tiny flowers as it blooms.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/8, 1/1000″ exposure.
John Hadden Photography 