The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 167. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
The Numbers Game #46
Tag Archives: Clover
Bee on a clover flower
This bee was burrowing in to get what was on offer from a clover flower.
Alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.
The current Friendly Friday challenge theme is ‘Close ups and Macros.’ See more responses here. Here’s a selection of some little creatures up close and personal.
A bee on a clover flower. 
A wandering glider dragonfly rests on a stalk. 
A female Hawaiian garden spider on her web. 
A grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens) sunning itself. 
Run for your life, it’s a giant African land snail! 
Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Bee on a clover flower
I was walking to my car when I noticed the bees had discovered the clover flowers in what passes for a lawn around here. So I got down and joined them for a little while.
Bee on clover
This is the last edition of the WordPress photo challenge with a theme of ‘All time favorites.’ Since I don’t want to rerun photos I’ve used previously, I’ve decided to interpret this challenge as favorites among photos I haven’t yet used. I’m also throwing in a touch of favorite subject matters or, basically, whatever strikes my fancy.
First up is a favorite subject – bees. These photos were taken in the front yard when I noticed a lot of activity around the many patches of clover there. One aspect of a decent photo is being in the right place at the right time. That was very true in this case. The bees were urgently buzzing from flower to flower collecting. I was, just as urgently, down on my knees taking photos. And all the time, the sound of the lawn mower got louder and louder …
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