Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Pictures of my Neighbors

 It's the time of year when I start taking more pictures of the creatures in my neighborhood and as I travel. I like to watch them live in the moment but have found that I really enjoy being able to look at the pictures later of these guys in their environment. Gives me a rich feeling of kinship with them. These little guys to the right were part of a group of 5 babies being watched over by both parents at a boat ramp/picnic area in Lucerne on the northern shore of Clear Lake. Whenever we travel to Chico and Nevada City we stop there and eat lunch and use the facilities. They were moving fairly fast so I took a lot of pictures with the camera in burst mode and was rewarded with this shot.
  As more and more flowers make their appearance bees and other pollinators come out in greater numbers. This was taken in front of the Mendocino Art Center where shoulder high bushes flourish with a multitude of flowers and there are often dozens of bees and other flying creatures flying about capturing the nectar. I like the clumps of pollen that are trapped on this fellows legs.
From the same image but blown up to see more detail. Quiet a visually striking fellow. Working hard for the hive.