[Leica] IMG: From the Rose of Sharon Bushes

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Lovely as usual! How do you get them to pose for you? :-)
Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 11:25 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> The Buddleia didn't have much action today, so I moved to the other side
> of the house where my late wife's Althea, or Rose of Sharon, bushes
> predominate.  Real, honest-to-goodness Bumble Bees have been scarce for the
> last few years.  I found one totally involved with a white bloom, but, as
> it departed, it flew directly in my face, letting me know it was his/her
> territory.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bumble+Bee.TIFF.html
>
> A couple of smaller butterflies were also working the area.  Here is a
> Silver-Sided Skipper on a lavender bloom.  (The blooms vary from pure white
> to deep rose).
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver-Sided+
> Skipper_002.TIFF.html
>
> Best viewed  LARGE.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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