With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I thought that this post would be timely. It shows two ladybugs having a romantic moment in our flower garden. :) It was a splendid summer day and nature called... The photo was taken in June 2024, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy.
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I have always been impressed by the climbing abilities of gold dust geckos. I came across this one clinging to the underside of a large leaf. If you look closely, it is clear that this gecko has grown a new tail, probably from an encounter with an egret or some other predator. Geckos have the ability to lose part of a tail to facilitate an escape from the jaws/beak of a predator. Sometimes this tactic works, and sometimes it doesn't... The photo was taken in April 2024, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy and stay well.
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I came across this splendid white tree nymph during my visit to a butterfly conservatory on Long Island. As I recall, I nearly bumped into it as I was walking along the path admiring the butterflies all about me. :) By way of experimentation, I applied a couple of artistic flourishes. The photo was taken in August 2024, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy and stay well.
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Nothing says summer more than hummingbirds in the garden flowers. We cultivate lots of bee balm and hot lips to keep them happy. Sometimes they have turf wars over most desirable and delectable flowers. The photo was taken in July 2024, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy and stay well.
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This is one of the splendid orchids you can see at the Foster Garden on the outskirts of Honolulu. The garden's numerous attractions include an orchid greenhouse where many different types of orchids are grown. It is not fully enclosed, so you can sometimes see gold dust geckos and other small creatures scampering among the orchids. The photo was taken in April 2024, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy and stay well.
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