The caption of these same pine cones 3 months ago was: "Nature is patient. It unfolds gradually and beauty can be found in every state."
How true this is as I now see they have only gotten darker in color and have not even started to open up yet.
They were green when this photo was taken on August 16, 2019.
You will find the bugs on their favorite plants.
Milkweed Beetles really live up to their name! They're all over the milkweed plant and so easy to find with their bright red color.
I also discovered a Goldenrod Leaf Beetle today, a little black and gold beetle.
In today's post you will see more awesome closeup insect photos, brand new colorful insects and my friend the Red Milkweed Beetle.
I am going to make these insect photos available for lineart coloring soon. Children and adults can have fun coloring the insects whatever color patterns they wish. It's especially relaxing to color patterns found in nature.
I let this one climb on my finger - then it flew onto my leg and I had the perfect photo opportunity before I put it back onto the Milkweed Plant
Pay close attention to the small things and you will notice magnificent beauty.
Photography © 2019 - Galaxy s8 phone cameraIt turns out this beetle is an invasive species here in North America. They quickly consume leaf matter and all that remains is the leaf vine structure like a leaf skeleton. They're very beautiful with shiny metallic green and copper wings. Especially unique are the 12 fur-like white tufts running along it's side.
Read more about the Japanese Beetle on Wikipedia
Insect fact sheet from Government of Canada
Found this beautiful red admiral butterfly and got a close photo
Butterflies of Canada page
Summer is back, and so are the wildflowers and bees doing their thing. I also got warned by a few Red Winged Blackbirds to stay away from their nesting tree! I shall respect your nesting space my aggressive territorial feathered friends. I understand you love your baby birds. But please don't peck my head!
My name's Jon and I play piano and make music on my computer. Having fun as an amateur music hobbyist. I make music using Bandlab software and mix on VirtualDJ. Many of my playlists come from music I discovered and purchased on Bandcamp. I think it's important to support artists by buying their music to show appreciation for their hard work and also get the good quality download to use in mixing. I would like to do some t-shirt prints of my digital math artwork, hopefully in the near future I can get some t-shirts made because the math art would look amazing on black.
Close up photography from nature walks.
Featuring flowers, insects, pine cones, plants and more. Galaxy S8 Camera.
