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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Rose of Sharon Bushes
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 08:22:37 -0500
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Thanks, Jayanand.  No secret.  I just have to be quick, and accept a lot 
of discards.  If I get 3 or 4 keepers from a 15-minute outing, I 
consider it successful. :-)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/5/2016 2:28 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> 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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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: From the Rose of Sharon Bushes)
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