Digger wasps
Fascinationg to watch them. Several different castes at work.
Rising trout
A fat brownie picking off early season olives. Pity about the branches in the way! First one without polarising filter, remainder with.
Various bees
Common carder bee, honey bees, tree bumblebee, and others…
Butterfly Farm
Some shots, taken in February (major steam on lens warning!!!) at the Butterfly Farm at Dobbies’ garden centre, at Melville.
Painted Ladies, 28 July 2019
An influx of painted lady butterflies appeared in north Edinburgh, today. Never seen them in numbers here before. They were drawn to lavender plants at the edge of Victoria Park, giving me a chance to get some shots. Quite skittish. Doubt they would have let me get close enough with the macro lens, but I…
Bees on Cranesbill
Mostly tree bumblebees, plus others on the meadow cranesbill at the Craighall urban wilding patch.