Thursday, July 25, 2013

A Visit to Howard's

My friend Howard Frizzell owns a lovely nursery Frizzhome Gardens in Bedford NH. Yesterday, I decided to take a break from the gardens here and visit my friends Howard and Jody (Jody works for Howard and is his only full time employee).  I like to putter about the plants and see if there is anything new I hadn't see earlier in the season and just chat about plants for a while.  I brought my camera along because there have been a lot of hummingbirds around lately.  Well I didn't get any hummer pictures, the little guys just wouldn't cooperate, but I did get some shots of some lovely clearwing moths and various other things that caught my eye.

Snowberry Clearwing Moth

Snowberry Clearwing Moth
 
Snowberry Clearwing Moth

Snowberry Clearwing Moth

Snowberry Clearwing Moth
 
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
 
Song Sparrow on a nest she's made in a pot on the benches

Baby Songsparrows













Black-and-Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia)

Black-and-Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia)



Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly  on Liatris

Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly


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11 comments:

  1. sharonJuly 25, 2013 at 12:41 PM

    oh my! DEAnne...your artisry and lighting is awesome...those clear wings alone could make a coffee table book...macro is to die for!

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  2. outlawgardenerJuly 25, 2013 at 2:19 PM

    Amazing images as always Deanne! You never cease to amaze with these fabulous creations.

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  3. khakiJuly 25, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    Incredible amazing photos- and the birds!!! AAAHHHH! Great shots!!!! I have captured the hummingbird moth before- they are fun. Nothing compared to your shots- beautiful!!! Stunning!!!

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  4. AlisonJuly 25, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    Those shots of the clearwing moths are remarkable. Love the closeups of the flowers and all the other critters too.

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  5. ksJuly 25, 2013 at 7:24 PM

    Fabu-fabu Deanne ! Please tell me you used a tripod !

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    1. Deanne FortnamJuly 26, 2013 at 3:43 AM

      Thanks Kathy, Ummm....actually no tripod for these. I hand held them. The ISO was set at 800 and the aperture was at F/5.6 so I was getting shutter speeds from 1/1600 and up.

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  6. Mark and GazJuly 26, 2013 at 2:01 AM

    Amazing wildlife photos Deanne!

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  7. jonesboyJuly 26, 2013 at 2:37 PM

    Yes superb shots Deanne. What lens are you using for these ?

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    1. Deanne FortnamJuly 26, 2013 at 4:08 PM

      Thanks! I was using my Canon 100/400 F/5.6 ISL with my Canon EOS 1Ds MKIII to take these pics.

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  8. SueJuly 26, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    The moth shots are amazing! Wish I could have made another trip to Howard's this season. Right now I have too many plants that need planting and a few more that need to be moved so no room for new stuff.

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    1. Deanne FortnamJuly 26, 2013 at 5:24 PM

      Yes, too bad you can't get up here this weekend, Howard is having a 33% off perennials this weekend, including all those gorgeous Terra Nova Heucheras

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