Lots of wasps around. No reason to be worried about these.
For the first photo, I was up close and personal (only inches away), using my 40mm lens. I moved very slowly, in hopes of not disturbing the wasps. There were lots of clouds, resulting in the white background. Or it may be overexposed.
Wasp nest in cow skull
The second photo was taken on a different day: fewer clouds, bluer sky, with my telephoto lens, 55mm-300mm.
Skull, wasp nest and sunflowers
I finally found some feeders that the finches like. Stock them with Black Oil Sunflower Seeds and voilà! Finches!
Definitely a natural red head
Enough room at the feeder for more than one
Trying to decide which feeder looks good
And yet another Modern Mola book cover. This time, a rooster for my friend, Susan.
Rooster fabrics
Rooster outline sewn
Partially cut away
Lots of colors
All dressed up
Close up
In wandering around the web, I recently came across the weekly blogging theme “Macro Monday.” It gives me an excuse to take even more photos, so here is my first Macro Monday post.
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Sunday Brunch
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Wisteria, pretty lavender
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I took the wasp nest photo with my telephoto lens, as I didn’t want to get close enough for the wasps to notice me. Wasps are beneficial creatures and I’m hoping this nest doesn’t grow too big that our environments clash.
Keeping my distance
It's a long story ... 