Just a few pictures today, taken in the garden. Two subjects are common (one way or another), the third is less so unless you grow brassicas; and the final one is ubiquitous in these parts. I'll start with the true common; that is a common blue butterfly. This is a female and was in the garden this morning.
Next up is another true common, but in this case it's the common darter. And again it was in the garden this morning, enjoying the sunshine.
The third subject had me puzzled, but then I'm not good with bug identification and although I'm now fairly sure I have seen these before I had to check what they were. Turns out they are brassica bugs (Eurydema oleracea). The first shot shows two final instar nymphs. Thanks to aeshna5 and asheleaf at WAB for the identifications.
This shot shows an adult (lower) and nymph (upper).
I could have included a garden spider to fit with the title, but instead this final image is of one of the ubiquitous herring gulls. It was taken as the light was beginning to fade late afternoon. The gull is dropping down on to an neighbouring rooftop. I liked the pose and the hint of colour in the sky.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens, apart from the gull which was taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
gdare
28 Aug 2011Those bugs look familiar but colours are not. Interesting :up:
Mickeyjoe-Irl
28 Aug 2011Words
30 Aug 2011Darko, strange little things. We seem to have quite a lot of them even though we don't grow any brassicas (as far as I know).
Words
30 Aug 2011Erwin, thanks!
Words
30 Aug 2011Mick, as the philosophers might say, :cheers:
SittingFox
1 Sep 2011You could have looked for a common gull 😉
Interesting bugs. I'll keep a watch out for them…along with fen raft spiders :bug:
Words
2 Sep 2011Adele, common gulls seem to elude me 🙁 The bugs are very pretty… Raft spiders sounds interesting. Happy hunting!
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Lovely Photos