Incredible Insects and Invertebrates

I planted four lavendar plants across my allotment a few years ago and they produce more and more flowers each year. Today they were in the fullest bloom I have seen – with an incredible number of different types of bees all feasting whilst I gently weeded around them. It felt like a bit of disco party for them with them dancing around whilst gorging on the pollen. There were a huge variety of bees – some had white body markings – but I was fascinated by the pronounced veins on this one.
Hope you like the image 🙂
As one of the flower market team i hope you can accept the application but understand if you can’t!

Location: Promenade Allotment Dan Mason Drive Chiswick

Date Taken: 2023-07-19

Camera: iPhone 13

Age Group: over_16

Professional Photographer? no

I find ladybirds fascinating and the fact that this one was balancing between the spikes of a thistle made it all the more special. (Credit: John Fegan)

• Aperture: ƒ/6.3
• Camera: NIKON Z 7_2
• Taken: 18 May, 2023
• Focal length: 105mm
• ISO: 100
• Shutter speed: 1/320s

Location: Chiswick House

Date Taken: 2023-05-18

Camera: Nikon Z7

Age Group: over_16

Professional Photographer? no

Busy bees hard at work to ensure we have a lot of flowers in the area. (Carina Ran)

• Aperture: ƒ/1.8
• Camera: iPhone 8
• Taken: 5 July, 2023
• Exposure bias: +11341/13514EV
• Flash fired: no
• Focal length: 3.99mm
• ISO: 20
• Shutter speed: 1/329s

Location: Devonshire Road

Date Taken: 2023-07-06

Age Group: over_16

Professional Photographer? no

The colour of the dahlia was so vibrant amidst the green of the allotment no wonder the bee was attracted to it.

Location: Burial ground allotments Staveley Road Chiswick

Camera: iphone

Professional Photographer? no

Bindweed does have some positive uses then!

Location: Burial ground allotments Staveley Road Chiswick

Camera: iphone

Professional Photographer? no

..a new found respect for wildife photographers– i waited for …..minutes…took many photos– and this was the best mix of framing and focus i could achieve;-)

Location: back garden w4

Camera: Iphone 12 mini

Age Group: over_16

Professional Photographer? no

The snail was on top of our garden waste bin and has an image of the Eiffel Tower on its shell. The French are known to love snails. Maybe this snail loves the French.

• Aperture: ƒ/2
• Camera: moto g(7) power
• Taken: 14 April, 2021
• Flash fired: no
• Focal length: 3.88mm
• ISO: 116
• Shutter speed: 1/60s

Location: Ashbourne Grove

Camera: Android phone

Age Group: over_16

Professional Photographer? no

This is last summer when i go for a wall for while during I’m on holidays.
I saw this beutiful colours with the green background with natural contrast from the nature.

Location: Kings Caple, Hereford

Camera: I Phone 7 plus

Age Group: over_16

Professional Photographer? no

One of many ladybirds in the Kitchen Garden helping to keep aphids under control. A ladybug can eat up to 5,000 aphids over its lifetime. They can also help rid other soft-bodied insects, such as mites, mealybugs and leafhoppers, insect eggs, and even ants, without the need for insecticides. This close-up reveals details of this predator’s compound eyes and head that are impossible to see with the naked eye.

• Aperture: ƒ/6.7
• Camera: NIKON D850
• Taken: 1 July, 2023
• Focal length: 210mm
• ISO: 800
• Shutter speed: 1/500s

Location: Kitchen garden, Chiswick House and Gardens

Camera: Nikon D850 with macro lens

Age Group: over_16

Professional Photographer? no