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**stihlmania** · 10-06-2017, 01:42 AM - **6 Likes**

Overcast day, in between rain showers....

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**Tonytee** · 10-06-2017, 02:37 AM

Wonderful series. Very sharp, colorful, interesting and fun.

Thanks for sharing.

TT

**pepperberry farm** · 10-06-2017, 04:35 AM - **1 Like**

in the asters

**stihlmania** · 10-08-2017, 04:24 PM - **5 Likes**

In between chores today I managed to find time to take some pictures!

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**Riggomatic** · 10-08-2017, 05:14 PM - **2 Likes**

The painted ladies are out catching the falling blooms

**stihlmania** · 10-11-2017, 04:31 PM - **1 Like**

Need some help to identify this guy. I went to 4 bug sites and nothing looks like this. Ashly did mention bonus "pat on the back" points for multiple critters in one shot [img1795], this was one busy flower....

**TER-OR** · 10-12-2017, 06:09 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by stihlmania

Need some help to identify this guy. I went to 4 bug sites and nothing looks like this. Ashly did mention bonus "pat on the back" points for multiple critters in one shot [img1795], this was one busy flower....

A Stratiomyini soldier fly.
Hedriodiscus or Odontomyia? - BugGuide.Net

They come in several colors, but the green ones are striking.

**stihlmania** · 10-12-2017, 07:47 PM

Thank you TER-OR!

**dronegeek** · 10-14-2017, 09:15 PM

Originally posted by stihlmania

In between chores today I managed to find time to take some pictures!

The Swallowtail picture is spectacular !

**stihlmania** · 10-15-2017, 01:54 AM

Thank you dronegeek, they are plentiful here and don't fly away unless you get real close.

**stihlmania** · 10-19-2017, 03:44 AM - **2 Likes**

Not the best image but it does remind me as to how much activity is going on around me that I do not see, like the honeybee.

**JensE** · 10-20-2017, 12:18 PM - **6 Likes**

Usually, there is not much left to harvest for bees by mid-October here, but the colorful Tropaeolum majus (garden nasturtium or monks cress) blossoms until the first seriously frosty night.

Some of our honeybees are still breeding winter bees, who live until spring, much longer than worker bees in summer. So workers still search for pollen to feed the brood:

There's a litte pollen left here on Tropaeolum stamen. The lower petals "brush" the visitors to increase the chance of pollination when they reach further in for the nectar.

Brushing the pollen off the stamen with front legs, holding it with middle legs:

Stowing it for transport:

Maybe it is easier to tell the legs apart in a crop (50% pixel-wise):

Ready for take-off in afternoon October sun:

The detail shots are part of my 1:1 effort (24mm picture height). All taken using my DFA 100mm WR on a K-1, at f/16 for the bee pictures, using a flash with a large ring-diffuser.

**rgknief60** · 10-21-2017, 03:50 PM - **4 Likes**

Was trying to take a picture of our last clematis of autumn, and this hoverfly decided to land and pose for a few seconds!

Taken with 135mm & K-1, actual pixel crop, handheld. Where's my macro lens when i need it! Xpost.

Last Clematis of Autumn - Crop

**dronegeek** · 10-21-2017, 06:40 PM - **5 Likes**

The Monarchs finally made it to Texas

**DW58** · 10-23-2017, 07:10 PM - **2 Likes**

With a visitor. Posted elsewhere.

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10-20-2017, 12:18 PM - 6 Likes	#327
JensE Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Leipzig Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,977	Last blossoms Usually, there is not much left to harvest for bees by mid-October here, but the colorful Tropaeolum majus (garden nasturtium or monks cress) blossoms until the first seriously frosty night. Some of our honeybees are still breeding winter bees, who live until spring, much longer than worker bees in summer. So workers still search for pollen to feed the brood: There's a litte pollen left here on Tropaeolum stamen. The lower petals "brush" the visitors to increase the chance of pollination when they reach further in for the nectar. Brushing the pollen off the stamen with front legs, holding it with middle legs: Stowing it for transport: Maybe it is easier to tell the legs apart in a crop (50% pixel-wise): Ready for take-off in afternoon October sun: The detail shots are part of my 1:1 effort (24mm picture height). All taken using my DFA 100mm WR on a K-1, at f/16 for the bee pictures, using a flash with a large ring-diffuser. Last edited by JensE; 10-20-2017 at 12:53 PM.

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