Had a nice rain last night - a few photos

[hendi_alex]

Carried the camera on this morning's walk in the yard.

A couple of spiders with protective coloration.

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A predator having a mid morning snack

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Large swallowtails still very active.

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A couple of skippers, quickly moving from plant to plant.

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One of the many small yellow visitors.

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One of several species of dragonfly in the garden.

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Lots of bee activity including many species of bees and wasps. This one is on vegetable garden duty.

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[DSG]

Great Photos! Thanks so much for sharing them with us!

DSG

[MamaGreenThumb]

Beautiful pictures! I'll have to start that up when my garden get's underway!

[jal_ut]

Beautiful!

I can't believe that. My garden is covered with a foot of snow and the temperature is 11° F this morning.

[Sienna Dawn]

I hate that I didn't see these pics back in the Summer when you took them. Beautiful. Great camera! My DH is not gonna like you very much... now I want a new camera to take piccies with!

[oldschoolvdub]

Those pictures are beautiful, but I just came to the realization that I am a city boy for sure. The first thing I thought of was how to get it away from me as fast as I could! Haha... But great pics. What equipment are you shooting with? Macro lens I'm assuming?

[hendi_alex]

Photos were shot with an inexpensive Sony Cybershot DSC-W55, about the size of a cigarette pack. Unbelievable to me, what these digital point and shoot cameras will do.

[!potatoes!]

that's a great shot of the robber fly hanging by one leg.