Macroglossum Pelargonium Hortorum
by LoVi

Comment:
Hi Viv,

I'll comment on the moth that's attracted to the flowers. Good catch!

I was "introduced" to this interesting creature when one visited our Buddliea blooms last year. They have a really unusual movement. I had no idea what I was seeing at first.

88 Fahrenheit
by mariuca

Comment:
A real "I feel like I'm there" capture. Congratulations!
I like the grain and I'm curious as to whether you added some in PP or whether it's all due to "atmospheric conditions !!"

I hope you enjoyed a good meal as well as a good capture.

Message edited by author 2017-07-10 16:42:04.

Arson and the Elements
by jomari

Comment:
Very nice. Meant to comment much earlier. I've loved many of the abstracts you've found over the years at your son's wrecking yard. Thanks.

A Bear Cub's Escape from a Cougar
by hahn23

Comment:
That's something different!

Korean Dogwood
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment:
As I commented during voting I thought this was a lovely image. I gave it my highest vote.

Jomari's comment "It's interesting that the leaves have the fine red border, just like the flowers" led me to share a botanical "tidbit" ... from a botanical perspective, the lovely, white, pink tinged, petal-like things that dominate the image are not flowers at all. Nor are they leaves. They are bracts. Only the small clusters in the center are flowers.

I'm curious whether you knew this, as you seem pretty knowledgeable about birds and plants etc., and decided to go ahead an submit it anyway. :-)

I planted some Korean dogwoods, which are much more disease resistant than the white dogwood, in the yard of my first home on the Cape. Seeing this reminds me to look into adding one in our yard here, especially since we have a fair amount of shade.

Congratulations on the ribbon.

Korean Dogwood
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment:
Lovely.

Red-Headed Woodpecker
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment:
Such a striking looking bird, and a great capture, Jake.

What a thrill to have such a rare visitor.

Hawk in the Birdbath! OMG!
by Bear_Music

Comment:

Originally posted by SaraR: What an amazing catch. The only time I have seen a hawk actually in my garden, he was in the process of killing a starling....

Robert was discreet and did not mention that the first time we saw this fine fellow he was atop one of our fence posts with a small rabbit pinned firmly under his talons. He stayed there until he had torn it apart and eaten everything but the bones. On the plus side our garden is thriving with fewer rabbits ...

Message edited by author 2017-06-11 13:14:33.

"Avoid centering your subject"
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Congratulations, sweetie! It's been a treat having this red tailed hawk spend 20 - 30 minutes at a stretch within 15 feet of us, hasn't it! Ignoring us opening the sliding door and moving around outside. This is a fantastic capture and presentation. Love all the detail and such a serene look, at least that's what I like to think it is :-).

A day of gloominess
by Neat

Comment:
I like the grain and somewhat abstract feel of this image and the tendrils of clouds. The truncated cyclists in the corner look almost like a couple of Hieronymus Bosch characters tucked in for fun.