Orange tip. I swear.
![Orange tip butterfly on flowers, profile view](/assets/pages/photography/insects/orangetip-1_1x.webp")
The females do not have the orange tip. It's a scam.
Mining bee in her nest
![Mining bee in her nest](/assets/pages/photography/insects/miningbee_1x.webp")
Grey-backed mining bee at the entrance of her nest, possibly wondering if the human with a camera plans to ever leave.
I named this one "Gwen"
![Spider manipulating a petal fragment](/assets/pages/photography/insects/spider-1_1x.webp")
It was mightily displeased that this wasn't food.
Holly blue
![Close up on a butterfly head, profile](/assets/pages/photography/insects/hollyblue-1_1x.webp")
"Slurp"
Common blue
![Common blue on a dandelion](/assets/pages/photography/insects/commonblue-1_1x.webp")
Common blues are my favorite butterflies. So pretty.
Bumblebee
![Bumblebee looking at the camera, standing on a thistle](/assets/pages/photography/insects/bee-1_1x.webp")
Chalcolestes viridis
![Damselfly head closeup, from above](/assets/pages/photography/insects/damselfly-1_1x.webp")
Dragonfly / Damselfly observation tip: they patrol, and tend to return to the same landing spot. Observe the pattern and approach them slowly while crouching.
Ladybug
![Macro photo of a ladybug](/assets/pages/photography/insects/ladybug-1_1x.webp")
Butt-blebee
![The butt of a bumblebee collecting nectar from pink flowers](/assets/pages/photography/insects/bee-2_1x.webp")
Fact: bees and bumblebees are incredibly chill while working. Get as close as you want. Boop them. They don't care. They have a job to do.
Bumblebee
![Bumblebee on thistle](/assets/pages/photography/insects/bee-3_1x.webp")
Bringing pollen to every flower everywhere.
Brown argus
![Brown argus on white flower](/assets/pages/photography/insects/brownargus-1_1x.webp")