Common house fly.... not even cute up close.
Good thing bees don't have allergies.
This one is for Donna (Just Me) I won't see hummingbirds until July... when the neighbors butterfly bushes are in full bloom. But I do see hummingbird moths pretty much all summer long. They are fast and flit just like their avian cousins.
I planted a butterfly bush (trumpet vine) this year; I've moved it three times because of the dire warnings that it will totally engulf my house and eat me alive, but I decided if it becomes a problem, I'll turn it over to Cliff: He knows how to kill any plant that gets in his way.
ReplyDeleteyeah, the common house fly isn't cute but what terrific color. great shots. thanks.
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awesome, my camera does pretty decent macros but nothing like this. plus flies tend not to be as patient posing for me
ReplyDeleteI cheated a bit with these macros.... used a 70-200 zoom with 1.7 teleconverter and a 500D Canon (I know just shoot me) macro "filter".... they call it a filter but it's really just a threaded optical magnifier... allows me to be back a foot or more from the "subject."
ReplyDeletewill be eating moths now. thanks. : )
ReplyDeleteMoths taste kinda fuzzy. They're a delicacy in Mission Hills.
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