green junebug beetle

A Word A Week Challenge: Pose

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Today I’m participating in the A Word A Week Challenge. This week’s theme is “pose”. I encourage you to click on each photo to see a larger view. If you like what you see, please subscribe to this blog to receive updates of the new photos I post, usually 3 to 5 times a week.

This super cute grizzly bear was posing at the San Diego Zoo, hoping someone would throw him some of that popcorn he could smell. How disappointed he must have been when the popcorn walked away…

A Word A Week Challenge: Pose - grizzly bear at the San Diego Zoo — A Word A Week Challenge: Pose – grizzly bear at the San Diego Zoo

Same San Diego Zoo, different bear, this time a panda bear. Those guys sure know how to pose for the camera.

This praying mantis was annoyed to have my camera so close and it decided to stop and freeze, hoping I’d go away. It worked because I got my photos and left it alone after that.

A Word A Week Challenge: Pose - praying mantis — A Word A Week Challenge: Pose – praying mantis

This green Junebug beetle posed on some colorful yellow rose petals for me while I took its picture.

A Word A Week Challenge: Pose - green Junebug beetle — A Word A Week Challenge: Pose – green Junebug beetle

Last but not least, this white great egret sure knows how to strike a pose and show off!

A Word A Week Challenge: Pose - white great egret — A Word A Week Challenge: Pose – white great egret

November 13, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal PhotosTags: A Word A Week Challenge, A Word A Week Challenge: Pose, giant panda bear at the San Diego zoo, green junebug beetle, grizzly bear, nature photography, photos of animals, praying mantis, San Diego Zoo, white great egret 13 Comments

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Saturated

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “from lines to patterns”. You can click on the photos below for a larger view.

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I love the saturated colors that nature displays all around. Close-up shots help focusing on that saturation. Enjoy the show!

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Saturated - Bottle brush tree flowers — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Saturated – Bottle brush tree flowers

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Saturated - Red hibiscus flower — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Saturated – Red hibiscus flower

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Saturated - pistils inside a yellow rose — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Saturated – pistils inside a yellow rose

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Saturated - iceplant blooms — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Saturated – iceplant blooms

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Saturated - Orange Picotee tuberous begonia - begonia tuberhybrida — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Saturated – Orange Picotee tuberous begonia – begonia tuberhybrida

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Saturated - green junebug beetle — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Saturated – green junebug beetle

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Saturated - purple and white wildflowers with morning dew — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Saturated – purple and white wildflowers with morning dew

September 27, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, Fruit Photos, Photography, Sky PhotosTags: begonia tuberhybrida, blue sky, green junebug beetle, ice plant flowers, nature photography, Orange Picotee tuberous begonia, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, purple wildflowers, red and yellow iceplant flowers, red bottle brush tree flowers, red hibiscus, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Saturated, yellow lemon, yellow rose pistils 4 Comments

Travel theme: Hidden

Today I’m participating in Where’s My Backpack’s Travel Theme photo challenge. This week’s theme is “hidden”. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

Sometimes when I photograph a specific subject in nature, I find something hidden inside or around it. For example, I found this lovely green junebug beetle when I was photographing rose blooms.

Travel theme: Hidden green junebug beetle

I also found this little ladybug crawling on the bottom part of a leaf when I was looking for monarch caterpillars in a large milkweed plant.

I did find the monarch caterpillars eventually, after looking at the milkweed tree for about 10 minutes. They blend in pretty well in the green and yellow leaves.

Travel theme: Hidden monarch caterpillar

I found this cute little crab hiding in the sand at low tide. I bet he couldn’t wait for the tide to come back up.

On my last picture for this theme, my subject is quite hidden. Do you see the leafy sea dragon made out of tree branches and leaves in the tree? It looked like it was trying very hard to take off in the sky.