Ladybird

[alliec]

Another one from today. Ive never seen so many ladybirds. The were everywhere.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h89/alliec_2006/ladybird.jpg

[Photogirl2007]

I have never seen a yellow one. We only have red ones here. Lovely shot Alister.

[Bill Pham]

are you complaining about having too many subjects to shoot :D. great shot Allistair. i saw one the other day but it was so windy not sure if i gotten any good shot of it. been out hunting all weekend.

Bill

[Naturalist]

You'll see a lot of them this time of year as they gang up and look for a secure dry place to hibernate en-mass over the winter. In Duluth, Minnesota I watched them chew into 2" diameter hemp ropes - they will bite this time of year as well.

Nice image. Good focus on the eyes and DoF is great.

[spidermanrbryce2006]

brilliant ladybird shot

[LordV]

Lovely shot- maybe a newly emerged one - takes a while for them to reach full colouration
Brian V.

[dreamline]

A nice shot Alistair.

Brian's explanation as to the colouring sounds pretty good to me.

I haven't seen that many this year. Marvellous how they seem to appear at once. I suspect I'll see hundreds round here soon.
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[alliec]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments its much appreciated.

Lovely shot- maybe a newly emerged one - takes a while for them to reach full colouration
Brian V.

Thanks for that Brian i was wondering why it appeared to be two different colours.

Alistair.