Lots of insects are all out taking advantage of the flowers and greenery in June. I pulled in a few from previous years to illustrate a few common species. Insects are tricky, I often use BugGuide.net to get help identifying them.
I found a nice simple guide: A Pictorial Guide to Some Common Bees of the New York City Metropolitan Area (Images and descriptions compiled by Kevin C. Matteson).
Flower Fly (Allograpta obliqua), Ward Pond Ridge 7/20/2014
Drone Fly, Central Park 6/26/2015
Hoeny Bee, Central Park 6/26/2015
Common Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica), Central Park 6/26/2015
Common Carpenter Bee, Central Park 6/26/2015
Common Carpenter Bee, Central Park 6/26/2015
Flower Fly (Allograpta obliqua), Central Park 6/26/2015
Flower Flies on Black-eyed Susan, Central Park 6/26/15
Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombusimpatiens), Central Park 5/31/2016
Bumble Bee, Central Park
Stunning!
Thank you Cindy. I try to show the best ones.
These are lovely. I think my favourite thing about macro is that you can get a lot of different shots from such a small area. Great when the knee is sore 😊
I went insect hunting today. A problem with macros is so many are no good. Thanks for looking.
summer is great for these shots! you’ve taken some very lovely photos Sherry 🙂
Thank you. I sifted through that last few years to pick out the best.
culling the herd! lol I like that Sherry!! 🙂
Awesome insect images! 🙂
I need to get out there an make some more. Thanks.
a gallery of lovely bugs!! :)- and flowers!
Thanks much 🙂
Great macro shots.
Thanks. Only a few work.
I find myself doing the same, between plants and insects, everyday is a new discovery and time spent referencing guide books. Great photos.
Like minds 🙂 Thanks Ed.
Beautiful images Sherry 🙂
Thank you. I weed out the bad ones.
Lovely insect collection! I love bugnet.com, it’s a great reference.
I have sent in pictures and they managed to ID them. BugNet is a very impressive site and so are the folks that run it.