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View fullsize Swipe for the Close-up. I seem to Be...on a theme of Bee... A Honeybee on Northern Blue Flag Iris from June, 2025. Nikon Z8 and Nikkor Z 105mm f/2.8 VR S. #excellentbest_macro #macro_captures_ #macro_brilliance #northernblueflagiris #raw_insects #nik
View fullsize Bumblebee visiting Iris, Northern Blue Flag Iris, that is. June, 2025. Hoping for more... Nikon Z8 and Nikkor Z 105mm f/2.8 VR S. #excellentbest_macro #macro_captures_ #macro_brilliance #northernblueflagiris #raw_insects #nikkorz105mmf28vrs #passion_
View fullsize Swipe for a closer look.. Waiting for butterflies...I think it will be a while yet. I believe this is a Giant Swallowtail, who looks a bit tattered in August, 2025. The flower is Prairie Blazing Star. Not true macro, but a close-up shot with the Nikk
View fullsize Which one do you like best? 1, 2, 3, or 4? A Monarch floating over wildflowers (mostly Obedient Plant...which is not obedient because it spreads everywhere...but we like it and so do pollinators).Nikon Z8 and Nikkor Z 400mm TC f/2.8 VR S. #wildflower
View fullsize Dreaming of Summertime...Monarch and bonus Soldier Beetle in our wildflower garden August, 2025. The soldier beetle is putting some effort toward climbing into an Obedient Plant blossom. Nikon Z8 and Nikkor Z 400mm TC f/2.8 VR S. #wildflowers #raw_in
View fullsize Swipe for second view...close up first. One of our young hummingbirds from August 2025. They can't get back soon enough! Nikon Z8 and Nikkor Z 400mm TC f/2.8 VR S. #bestoftheglobe_birds #fbpc_birds #nuts_about_birds #bb_of_ig #illustrious_nature #bir
View fullsize Late Summer memory...Meadowhawk Dragonfly from September, 2025. Nikon Z8 and Nikkor Z 105mm VR S Macro. #excellentbest_macro #macro_captures_ #macro_brilliance #raw_insects #nikkorz105mmf28vrs #passion_4_living_photos #nikonz8 #macro_perfection #mead
View fullsize I'm on a roll, I'm in a rut, I found another, I'm some kind of nut. Anyway...here's a Male Green Metallic Sweat Bee sharing the New England Aster with his friends, the Bumble Bee and green Polydrusus Weevil. Sharing is Caring. Spread it around. Nikon
View fullsize While waiting for snow to melt and our garden to grow, I ran across this undeveloped Male Metallic Green Sweat Bee on a New England Aster. I like him because his wings are open instead of folded. And, there are three tiny bonus bugs. I don't know wha
View fullsize Portrait of the Young Bird as a Pelican. More American White Pelican shots from the weekend. @britdahlphoto is very smart and tells me where to shoot, and I'm smart enough to take her advice. #bestoftheglobe_birds #fbpc_birds #americanwhitepelican #p
View fullsize Made it to La Crosse to see American White Pelicans before the blizzard....about 15 inches or so in Rochester. #bestoftheglobe_birds #fbpc_birds #americanwhitepelican #pelican #nuts_about_birds #bb_of_ig #illustrious_nature #bird_brilliance #best_bir
View fullsize Tundra Swans one year ago today, March 12, 2025. I don't think they are back yet this year. #bestoftheglobe_birds #fbpc_birds #nuts_about_birds #bb_of_ig #illustrious_nature #bird_brilliance #your_best_birds #best_birds_of_ig #tundraswan #yes_busa #s
View fullsize Yet another Ruby-throated hummingbird from Spring, 2025. This one is re-edited to go on metallic paper under acrylic block. #bestoftheglobe_birds #fbpc_birds #nuts_about_birds #bb_of_ig #illustrious_nature #bird_brilliance #your_best_birds #best_bird
View fullsize Waiting for Spring...Ruby-throated hummingbird visiting Native Delphinium from @prairiemoonnursery , Spring 2025. #bestoftheglobe_birds #fbpc_birds #nuts_about_birds #bb_of_ig #illustrious_nature #bird_brilliance #your_best_birds #best_birds_of_ig #r
View fullsize Maybe it's starting to warm up in Minnesota...maybe...looking forward to bees and Spring. So, here's a Honey bee visiting Catmint. #excellentbest_macro #macro_captures_ #macro_brilliance #raw_insects #nikkorz105mmf28vrs #passion_4_living_photos #macr
View fullsize Happy World Wildlife Day! The Merlin, again, who hovered in front of us over the water at a snowy river beach. I think this is a Merlin because of the dark eyes (hawks have lighter eyes), banding, size, wings, and coloring. #worldwildlifeday #bestoft
View fullsize This Bald Eagle gave me one heck of a look on the fly by#bestoftheglobe_birds #fbpc_birds #nuts_about_birds #bb_of_ig #illustrious_nature #bird_brilliance #your_best_birds #best_birds_of_ig #baldeagle #yes_busa #simplybirdshots #feather_perfection #b
View fullsize Been taking a break working on other things. But, here's a raptor from last Friday. I think this is a Merlin given the "eyebrows", very dark eyes, banding, and size (crow size or a little smaller). She (I think) swung around and hovered abo
View fullsize Swipe for a close-up. Long-eared owl giving me the look. Put on all the glass with 1120mm to keep my distance. Many owls, if not all, have a cortical isomorphic map of their auditory space...which is really handy for night hunting (learned from my Ne
View fullsize Swipe for the close up...Winter isn't done with us yet, so here's a Warm Honey Bee on native Allium. #excellentbest_macro #macro_captures_ #macro_brilliance #raw_insects #nikkorz105mmf28vrs #passion_4_living_photos #macro_perfection #honeybee #passio
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