Keith Burton's photos with the keyword: telemacro

Hanging upside down on a Crocosmia flower in my garden.

Taken during a walk at Hilsea, near Portsmouth. Have a Good Friday everyone..............and a splendid weekend.

Taken in my garden. I was surprised to see it as I always associate these with water, and the only water I have in my garden is a couple of bird baths! I used my 40-150mm zoom lens to get this shot and then cropped it, as I couldn't get near enough to the damselfly with my 60mm macro. Better viewed large. Thanks for looking.

The first Bee-fly I've seen this year and of course I only had a 40-150mm zoom lens with me! This is a huge crop, but I'm quite pleased with it as a record shot. Even shooting at 1/2000 sec, the wings are still blurred. Better viewed large. There's another shot in the PiP if you have time to look. Bee-flies (which are generally between 1 and 3cm long), can hover very efficiently, it holds itself to the flower with its spindly front legs and then feeds while buzzing in mid-air. While feeding, the bee-fly's tongue gets covered in pollen, which it takes to the next flower in its search for nectar. The most distinctive feature of a bee-fly is its long proboscis, a bit like a butterfly's, except that it doesn’t curl away when not in use.

Taken in my garden. I love the way the bee is right in the centre of the flower............I imagine it's saying "this is my pollen, I found it first and I'm staying here until it's all collected........Now buzz off..!!" It's pretty well camouflaged as well :-)) Please view large for best effect!