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Pollinators! On Flowers! Trust me!

August 26, 2017 By Carol Michel 8 Comments

As summer nears its theoretical end, I think it is easier to find pollinators on flowers and take their pictures.

The bees seem fatter and lazier after a summertime spent eating a steady diet of nectar and aren’t quite as quick on the take off when I approach whatever flower they happen to be feasting on.

Even butterflies, if they are happy with the particular flower they’ve chosen that moment, seem reluctant to flutter off when they see my shadow and camera coming toward them.

But still one must sometimes use one’s imagination to see the bees and butterflies in the pictures I recently took around my garden.

There was a bee and a butterfly sharing the same marigold flower. I thought that was nice, how they were getting along and sharing and grabbed my phone to take their picture.

But I guess it’s true. Two’s company, but three’s a crowd because as soon as I showed up, they left.
I promise they were there, on that one flower.

I know people who take great pictures of hummingbirds. I personally excel at taking great pictures of flowers right after hummingbirds visited them. Those hummingbirds hover just long enough for me to  get all excited about seeing them, pull out my iPhone and click on the camera app.

Then the fly off so I’m left with “this is where the hummingbird was” for a photo caption.

I do love zinnias and all the bees that visit them. I promise that right before I took this picture of my zinnias, there were at least five bees enjoying them.

I can sure clear a garden, can’t I?

But wait! I can offer proof that at one time a pollinator or two did visit at least one flower in my garden.

How else would I get pawpaw fruit from flowers that only like the pollen from another pawpaw tree on the other side of the garden?

Yes, pollinators are in my garden, even if I don’t have pictures to prove it.

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  1. JudyB says

    August 26, 2017 at 3:57 pm

    I use a long lens on my camera to take pictures of bees and birds. You don't need to get as close and they seem happier about having their picture taken.

    p.s. I really enjoyed your book.

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  2. Dee @ Red Dirt Ramblings says

    August 26, 2017 at 4:35 pm

    So cute. It almost takes the sport setting to capture pollinators on my flowers. It's really hard to get those hummingbirds who buzz me all the time. ~~Dee

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  3. Pam's English Garden says

    August 26, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    I haven't captured a single hummingbird with my camera this year — little buggers are too quick for me. P x

    PS I reviewed your book on my blog today.

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  4. Rebecca says

    August 26, 2017 at 7:41 pm

    I to am an expert at taking picture of flowers pollinators just left! You aren't alone.

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  5. Covegirl says

    August 27, 2017 at 1:27 pm

    I don't have any luck with taking pics of hummingbirds, either.

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  6. Lisa at Greenbow says

    August 27, 2017 at 4:23 pm

    Ah yes, the illusive butterfly and or hummer. They do present a challenge to get a photo. But when we see them they are seared into our consciousness.

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  7. outlawgardener says

    August 28, 2017 at 2:25 pm

    Thanks for the morning laugh. You are not alone in taking great pictures of flowers just after hummingbirds have just left. I've tried telling them to stay right there as I get my camera but they seldom listen.

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  8. Gingham Gardens says

    August 28, 2017 at 8:10 pm

    Yep, me too! I pretty much stink at getting the little buggers to hang around long enough for me to snap their picture.

    Reply

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