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Sep 29, 2007 16:09 |  #1

Certainly not many bugs about today and as much as I dislike shield bugs, this one was certainly in full bloom - a very handsome adult Hawthorn Sheild bug.

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Sep 29, 2007 16:11 |  #2

Beautiful shots. Great colors.


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Sep 29, 2007 16:13 |  #3

Lovely shots Linda, all I seem to be finding are ladybird larvae at the moment.


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Sep 29, 2007 16:27 |  #4

4g63photo wrote in post #4032446 (external link)
Beautiful shots. Great colors.

Thanks very much :D

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Lovely shots Linda, all I seem to be finding are ladybird larvae at the moment.

Thanks Alby - not the detail you are now used to (no Raynox for me yet lol). Yeah, not much about unfortunately, lots uf upsidedown spiders, but who want so photograph their bum lol.

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Sep 29, 2007 16:30 |  #5

Wonderful colour and very nice shots


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Sep 29, 2007 16:32 |  #6

hidden forms wrote in post #4032557 (external link)
Wonderful colour and very nice shots

Thank you very much :D Yes, he was probably one of the best coloured ones I have ever seen.

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Sep 29, 2007 16:34 |  #7

Hi Linda really nice series love the second shot
I went out this morning and struggled to find much will try again though
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Sep 29, 2007 16:38 |  #8

lcpete wrote in post #4032579 (external link)
Hi Linda really nice series love the second shot
I went out this morning and struggled to find much will try again though
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Thanks very much Pete. Yeah, I was only snooping around our garden, saw a couple of hovers, couple of bees and a couple of funny things mating :rolleyes: lol - actually I got a couple of pics of them, not brilliant but might post them

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Sep 29, 2007 22:54 |  #9

What a beautiful bug and very well captured Linda!!!


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Sep 30, 2007 02:26 |  #10

Nice shield bug Linda. Lovely colors.


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Sep 30, 2007 02:31 |  #11

Excellent captures Linda- prefer the angle in #2
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Sep 30, 2007 05:25 |  #12

Excellent captures Linda. Never seen one this colourful.

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Sep 30, 2007 05:41 as a reply to  @ alliec's post |  #13

Hiya Linda,

Excellent captures, like Brian my preference is #2 lovely rich colours

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Sep 30, 2007 11:17 as a reply to  @ bandit 1's post |  #14

Excellent shots Linda.

Another vote for #2


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Sep 30, 2007 15:16 |  #15

Photogirl2007 wrote in post #4034255 (external link)
What a beautiful bug and very well captured Linda!!!

Thanks very much Joan.

skylab wrote in post #4034944 (external link)
Nice shield bug Linda. Lovely colors.

Thanks Brian.

LordV wrote in post #4034953 (external link)
Excellent captures Linda- prefer the angle in #2
Brian V.

Thanks Brian - think you are right about the angle.

alliec wrote in post #4035253 (external link)
Excellent captures Linda. Never seen one this colourful.

Alistair.

Thanks Alistair - me neither, particularly smart ay.

bandit 1 wrote in post #4035277 (external link)
Hiya Linda,

Excellent captures, like Brian my preference is #2 lovely rich colours

Cheers for now
Mark

Thanks Mark - yeah, agree with you both on #2.

dreamline wrote in post #4036423 (external link)
Excellent shots Linda.

Another vote for #2

Thanks Bernie :D

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