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Posted: 23 Oct 2015

Taken: 27 May 2015

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1/500 • f/10.0 • 135.0 mm • ISO 160 •

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

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insect •
washington •
ranunculus •
buttercup •
wildflower •
kalmii •
small milkweed bug •
dog mountain •
lygaeus •

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Buttercups and Small Milkweed Bug

Buttercups and Small Milkweed Bug
The insect is the Small Milkweed Bug, Lygaeus kalmii, and the flowers are one of the Buttercups, perhaps the Swamp Buttercup, Ranunculus orthorhynchus. The photo was taken near the Columbia River on a hike up Dog Mountain.

, Puzzler4879, Rafael, Nora Caracci and 22 other people have particularly liked this photo

12 comments - The latest ones
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Very pretty flowers Ron, even the Bug is a nice colour.
Well captured.
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Terrific catch! Great shot!
9 years ago.
 Scott Lilley
Scott Lilley
Beautiful composition,
9 years ago.
 Eve
Eve
Beau graphisme sur l'insecte !!
9 years ago.
 Indira Nair
Indira Nair
Beautiful!
9 years ago.
 Helena Ferreira
Helena Ferreira
Fascinating image and blosssoms!
9 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Outstanding photo.
9 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
very beautiful scene, excellent close up, composition and luminosity !
9 years ago.
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
Nice find, Ron, and well shot! I always love to find these insects, as well as our local Buttercups.
9 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Pretty colors and markings on the bug =) Lovely flowers, too! Nice find & capture =)
9 years ago.

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