I found one of these inside my sliding glass door and two on a bird feeder. Maybe they just hatched? I looked them up and they are Boxelder Bugs. I hope you aren't tired of macro shots.
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| For perspective- that is a screw head below him. |
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| And in case you are like me and must see him even closer- here is a cropped photo. |
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| Taunting the dog |
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| Ornamental Strawberry 'Lipstick' |
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| Mazus reptans- a tiny groundcover |
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| Chives |
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| Spanish Lavender with evening sun coming through the fence in the background |
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| Relaxing after flushing the bullfrog. |
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| Baby Jays- Thursday, Day 12 |
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| Friday, Day 13. They squawked at me a bit. I hope I can get a video of that soon. Their eyes are more open today than usual too. They are getting thier "Jay-ness." |
Love the baby jays...I will miss them...
ReplyDeleteThose babies are so ugly it's impressive. I really like that first shot of the box elder bug. Def not sick of the macro shots!
ReplyDeleteA great set of pictures. The chives are gorgeous. Please post a photo when it is fully bloomed. I don't know if I've ever seen the flower before. It is amazing how quickly the jays are growing -- fledging at 18 days seems so soon and yet the nest is stuffed full of them now. Love the bugs and flowers, taunting frog and maggie and all of them.
ReplyDeleteThose jays stole my heart! Love them and the boxelder bugs! :)
ReplyDeleteLove that you can see on the first bug photo that your depth of field is only a half an inch wide...the focus on the board gives it away. Very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThink you found something magical with the Jay babies.
Your photos just keep getting better!
R-