Steve Paxton's photos with the keyword: Macro

Common pleated Ink cap

11 Jan 2025 11 4 101
This came up in the pot of standard Rose, Blue Moon. I had to get a shot before the Great grand children saw it and pulled it out.

Pink Pom Pom Myrtle

04 Oct 2024 5 4 119
I have a lot of flowers Now its try and find there names.

Albany Woolie bush

23 Dec 2021 11 11 265
This is on one of my native Bonsai's these are huge plants in nature mine is only 40Cm high this year theses tiny red flower best described as a buttery fly's mouth www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/images/horticulture/docs/pn_adenanthos_sericeus.pdf

Back and all its markings

25 Jan 2021 5 4 140
I was able to get the whole of the back of the Male so you can see all the markings.

Oxalis Rubra Just a weed

15 Aug 2020 18 16 233
Just a weed we try to get rid of but quite a nice flower.

Chevrolette 46"

20 Aug 2019 4 3 231
I will stand corrected on this one as I think I have the cars mixed up.

Orchid

18 Sep 2018 12 14 543
My wife brought home a total new orchid to add to the collection. This one is also full of perfume.

Borya constricta Churchill : flower stem

29 Jun 2018 6 6 402
if you look to the right you can see that there is a flower stem starting to show.

Borya constricta Churchill

29 Jun 2018 3 2 345
The plant and a seeding in front in the moss. note how the moss has changed in winter. note the plant is like a palm and its very spiky.

Drosera Menziesii: open out large after reading be…

29 Jun 2018 4 6 417
Coming up in the middle of the plate in all the Borya constricta Churchill there are two Drosera (sun dew plants carnivorous). look at the left hand side plant has a fly that fly about the moss. these plant are living in nitrogen poor soil this is how they get there fertilizer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosera_menziesii

North Island Robin

05 Sep 2017 11 20 538
nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/north-island-robin my father was breaking ground to get the tiny bird closer, my boots are just out of view as i am sitting legs apart on wet ground to get closer. Birds a baptism of fire in the dark in the bush in the wilds there is no second chance or set up. any one who shoots birds will tell you small birds never sit still long enough. enjoy my first under real pressure.

First Flush of Flowers

06 Jun 2017 3 2 347
Chinese Wisteria start of spring Part of my garden that is a blaze of colour and perfume

Friends

12 Apr 2017 7 15 394
As i am Allergic to bees has to be 200mm

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