A dragon fly hovering
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A bee flying off from a flower.
A butterfly lands on the flowers in the garden.
Flowers growing on the old wall
The strange spider
This is a photograph from a few years ago. I came across this four legged spider that was skilfully wrapping a fly that got trapped in its web. The fly ended up in a tight cocoon made out of web strands; I am sure it served as a tasty meal later on.
I went away wondering why the spider only had four legs. The spider did not look or act like it had been injured. Is there a breed of spider with just four legs?
I would have done some more investigating, but I actually do not like spiders very much. Taking a photograph of one is an achievement in itself!
The swans
This is a photograph I took exactly 3 years ago.
A few weeks earlier, an out of control dog had attacked and sadly killed the cob from this family.
The family were slowly beginning to gain trust in people again and they would now come up to the edge of the pond, but were still very wary of any sudden movements.
Web developer
I am searching for a job at the moment and couldn???t help that caption : – )
I usually do not like spiders but I have to admire their great engineering skills in creating their webs.
This particular spider has set up camp outside my house and its web creation reminds me of this Ferris wheel I posted a couple of days ago.
Fish
On a visit to the London Aquarium last month, I took this photograph of a fish.At first the fish kept moving around. I finally figured out where I was going wrong. I had politely asked the fish to “stand still”. Of course fish don’t stand, do they?
When I asked, politely of course, for it to “swin still”, it kindly obliged.
and tagged London Aquarium
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The ladybirds
I came across these ladybirds enjoying the autumn sun on a wooden post. I watched for a while as they practiced stretching out their wings and then tucking them in again. It reminded me of automated convertible cars lowering and raising their roofs.
They were all still there an hour or so later when I was heading back – the little posers!
