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Red-Necked False Blister Beetle in Hepatica Flower

by birdsandbeesandblooms on March 19, 2023March 19, 2023

Red Necked False Blister Bettle in Hepatica Flower

Red-Necked False Blister Beetle in Hepatica Flower. Photo taken near Marmora, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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Sugaring Squirrel

by birdsandbeesandblooms on March 12, 2023March 12, 2023

Sugaring Squirrel

Sugaring Squirrel: photo of American red squirrel taken near Marmora, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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Creeper Creeping

by birdsandbeesandblooms on March 5, 2023March 5, 2023

Creeper Creeping

Creeper Creeping: photo of brown creeper taken near Marmora, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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Covering the Angles

by birdsandbeesandblooms on February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

Covering the Angles

Covering the Angles: photo of hairy woodpecker taken near Marmora, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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Icy Thicket

by birdsandbeesandblooms on February 19, 2023February 19, 2023

Icy Thicket

Icy Thicket. Photo taken near Marmora, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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Monarch with Zinnia and Sky

by birdsandbeesandblooms on February 12, 2023February 12, 2023

Monarch with Zinnia and Sky

Monarch with Zinnia and Sky. Photo taken near Marmora, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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White Butterfly with Pickerel Weed

by birdsandbeesandblooms on February 5, 2023February 5, 2023

White Butterfly with Pickerel Weed

White Butterfly with Pickerel Weed: photo of cabbage white butterfly taken at Wollaston Lake, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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Robber Fly Pair

by birdsandbeesandblooms on January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

Robber Fly Pair

Robbery Fly Pair. Photo taken near Combermere, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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Blue Cohosh, January Thaw

by birdsandbeesandblooms on January 22, 2023January 22, 2023

Blue Cohosh January Thaw

Blue Cohosh, January Thaw. Photo taken near Marmora, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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Bumble Bee with Locust Blossoms

by birdsandbeesandblooms on January 15, 2023January 15, 2023

Bumble Bee with Locust Blossoms

Bumble Bee with Locust Blossoms. Photo taken near Marmora, Ontario. Photograph copyright Matthew King. Available as an 8×10 print, matted and framed. E-mail birdsandbeesandblooms@gmail.com to inquire.

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Honey Bee with Borage
Honey Bee with Borage
Loon Surfacing
Loon Surfacing
Bee Tongue in Squash Flower
Bee Tongue in Squash Flower
Merlin in setting sunlight
Merlin in Setting Sunlight
Bumble Bee Tongue with Aster
Bumble Bee Tongue with Aster
Sideways Glance
Sideways Glance
Beaver Ripples
Beaver Ripples
Honey Bee and Syrphid Fly with Pussy Willows
Honey Bee and Syrphid Fly with Pussy Willows
Fighting Words
Fighting Words
Bee Fly with Siberian Squill
Bee Fly with Siberian Squill
Tri-coloured Bumble Bee with Crocus
Tri-coloured Bumble Bee with Crocus
Bumble Bee with Chive Flower
Bumble Bee with Chive Flower
Giant Swallowtail with Lilacs
Giant Swallowtail with Lilacs
Hummingbird Moth with Spotted Dead-Nettle Flower
Hummingbird Moth with Spotted Dead-Nettle Flower
Katytdid with Red Hibiscus Pistil
Katytdid with Red Hibiscus Pistil
Katydid Eating Yellow Hibiscus Pollen 1
Katydid Eating Yellow Hibiscus Pollen 1
Katydid Eating Yellow Hibiscus Pollen 2
Katydid Eating Yellow Hibiscus Pollen 2
Bumble Bee with Pickerel Weed
Bumble Bee with Pickerel Weed
Monarch with Hyssop
Monarch with Hyssop
Tricoloured Bumble Bee with Goldenrod
Tricoloured Bumble Bee with Goldenrod
Tree Frog Reflecting
Tree Frog Reflecting
Monarch with Echinacea
Monarch with Echinacea
Honey Bee with Goldenrod
Honey Bee with Goldenrod
Bald-Faced Hornet with Asters
Bald-Faced Hornet with Asters
Solar Array
Solar Array
Step Carefully
Step Carefully
Barbaric Yawn
Barbaric Yawn
Bullseye
Bullseye
Paper Wasp with Siberian Squill
Paper Wasp with Siberian Squill
Giant Swallowtail with Verbenas
Giant Swallowtail with Verbenas
Bumble Bee in Cactus Flower
Bumble Bee in Cactus Flower
Bumble Bee with Cactus Flower
Bumble Bee with Cactus Flower
Skipper Butterfly with Blackberry Blossom
Skipper Butterfly with Blackberry Blossom
Trumpeter
Trumpeter
Backlit Chickadee
Backlit Chickadee
Skipper Butterfly with Purple Coneflower
Skipper Butterfly with Purple Coneflower
White Admiral Butterfly
White Admiral Butterfly
Little Bee Tongue with Aster Flower
Little Bee Tongue with Aster Flower
Red Squirrel with Almond
Red Squirrel with Almond
Hummingbird Moth with Verbenas
Hummingbird Moth with Verbenas
Shady Cat
Shady Cat
Bumble Bee with Russian Sage
Bumble Bee with Russian Sage
Deer Watching
Deer Watching
Little Bees with Trout Lily Flower
Little Bees with Trout Lily Flower
Little Bee with Crocus
Little Bee with Crocus
Black Swallowtail with Dandelion
Black Swallowtail with Dandelion
Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll
Mourning Cloak
Mourning Cloak
Peeking Chickadee
Peeking Chickadee
Hoverfly with Crocus
Hoverfly with Crocus
Tachinid Flies on Coltsfoot Flower
Tachinid Flies on Coltsfoot Flower
Little Bee on Siberian Squill Flower
Little Bee on Siberian Squill Flower
Little Bee with Red and Yellow Tulip
Little Bee with Red and Yellow Tulip
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Eating Sunflower Seed
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Eating Sunflower Seed
Backlit Narcissus with Little Fly
Backlit Narcissus with Little Fly
Hummingbird Moth with Phlox Flowers
Hummingbird Moth with Phlox Flowers
Bumble Bee with Allium
Bumble Bee with Allium
Giant Swallowtail with Chives
Giant Swallowtail with Chives
Skipper Butterfly with Echinacea
Crescent Butterfly on Daisy
Crescent Butterfly on Daisy
White Admiral with Valerian
White Admiral with Valerian
Hoverfly on Hoverfly on Chicory Flower
Hoverfly on Hoverfly on Chicory Flower
Longhorned Beetle on Queen Anne's Lace
Longhorned Beetle on Queen Anne’s Lace
Crescent Butterfly on Butterfly Weed
Crescent Butterfly on Butterfly Weed
Tachinid Fly on Thyme
Tachinid Fly on Thyme
Skipper Butterfly with Echinacea
Skipper Butterfly with Echinacea
Giant Swallowtail with Zinnia
Giant Swallowtail with Zinnia
Katydid with Blazing Star
Katydid with Blazing Star
Honey Bee in Water Lily Flower
Honey Bee in Water Lily Flower
Bumble Bee with Cosmos Flower
Bumble Bee with Cosmos Flower
Orchard Orb Weaver
Orchard Orb Weaver
Painted Lady on Zinnia
Painted Lady on Zinnia
Bumble Bee in Cosmos Flower
Bumble Bee in Cosmos Flower
Metallic Green Bee on Aster Flower
Metallic Green Bee on Aster Flower
Last of the Goldenrod
Last of the Goldenrod
Sunset
Sunset
Metallic Green Bee with Fleabane Flower
Metallic Green Bee with Fleabane Flower
Metallic Green Bee in Calendula Flower
Metallic Green Bee in Calendula Flower
How the Stars are Held
How the Stars are Held
Megachile Bee with Goldenrod
Megachile Bee with Goldenrod
Bumble Bee Hanging on Aster Flower
Bumble Bee Hanging on Aster Flower
Squirrel Monkey Profile
Squirrel Monkey Profile
Tachinid Fly on Aster Flower
Tachinid Fly on Aster Flower
Painted Lady with Zinnia Disk Florets
Painted Lady with Zinnia Disk Florets
White-Breasted Nuthatch with Sunflower Seed
White-Breasted Nuthatch with Sunflower Seed
American Lady with Creeping Phlox
American Lady with Creeping Phlox
Eyes Right in Black and White
Eyes Right in Black and White
Monarch on Fire
Monarch on Fire
Skipper Butterfly with Chive Flowers
Skipper Butterfly with Chive Flowers
Mallard Unveiling
Mallard Unveiling
No Shadow
No Shadow
Chickadee Drying
Chickadee Drying
Last Seed Before Sunset
Last Seed Before Sunset
Fat Squirrel with Crab Apple
Fat Squirrel with Crab Apple
Dark Figures
Dark Figures
Chickadee Swirl
Chickadee Swirl
Chickadee Braking
Chickadee Braking
Grey Dawn 1
Grey Dawn 1
Grey Dawn 2
Grey Dawn 2
Blazing Off
Blazing Off
Honey Bee with White Crocuses
Honey Bee with White Crocuses
Little Bee with White Crocus Pistil
Little Bee with White Crocus Pistil
Diving In
Diving In
Honey Bee with Frilly Narcissus Flower
Honey Bee with Frilly Narcissus Flower
Honey Bee in Frilly Narcissus Flower
Honey Bee in Frilly Narcissus Flower
Little Bee on Dandelion Flower
Little Bee on Dandelion Flower
Little Bee with Allium Flower
Little Bee with Allium Flower
Hummingbird Moth with Chive Flower
Hummingbird Moth with Chive Flower
Bumble Bee Between Chive Flowers
Bumble Bee Between Chive Flowers
Giant Swallowtail with Dame's Rocket
Giant Swallowtail with Dame’s Rocket
Hummingbird Moth with Catmint
Hummingbird Moth with Catmint
Squash Vine Borer Moth with Catmint
Squash Vine Borer Moth with Catmint
Fritillary Butterfly on Orange Butterfly Weed
Fritillary Butterfly on Orange Butterfly Weed
Virginia Ctenucha Moth on White Sweet Clover
Virginia Ctenucha Moth on White Sweet Clover
Skipper Butterfly on Lavender Flowers
Skipper Butterfly on Lavender Flowers
Bumble Bee Emerging from Morning Glory Flower
Bumble Bee Emerging from Morning Glory Flower
Giant Swallowtails with Pink Cosmos Flower
Giant Swallowtails with Pink Cosmos Flower
Thief
Thief
Swallow Hard
Swallow Hard
Crab Spider in Morning Glory Flower
Crab Spider in Morning Glory Flower
Little Bee in Calendula Flower
Little Bee in Calendula Flower
Hummingbird with Coleus Flowers
Hummingbird with Coleus Flowers
Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar on Prickly Ash
Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar on Prickly Ash
Green Grey Tree Frog, Black and Blue
Green Grey Tree Frog, Black and Blue
Common Merganser Take-Off
Common Merganser Take-Off
Kingfisher Dive
Kingfisher Dive
Nuthatch Handout
Nuthatch Handout
Green Metallic Bee on Fleabane Flower
Green Metallic Bee on Fleabane Flower
A Mix of Moon and Cloud
A Mix of Moon and Cloud
Stretched Bumble Bee with Aster Flowers
Stretched Bumble Bee with Aster Flowers
Heron in Fall
Heron in Fall
Anointed Chickadee
Anointed Chickadee
Woodpecker Hole
Woodpecker Hole
Three Fingers, Three Legs, and a Tongue
Three Fingers, Three Legs, and a Tongue
Cormorant in Flight
Cormorant in Flight
Evening Grosbeak in the Snow
Evening Grosbeak in the Snow
In the Blue Canadian Winter
In the Blue Canadian Winter
White Butterfly with Catmint
White Butterfly with Catmint
Goldenrod Crab Spiders on Wintercress
Goldenrod Crab Spiders on Wintercress
Wolf Spiders Mating
Wolf Spiders Mating
Bumble Bee with Wild Pea Flower
Bumble Bee with Wild Pea Flower
Great Golden Digger Wasp on White Sweet Clover
Great Golden Digger Wasp on White Sweet Clover
Leafcutter Bee with Wild Pea Flower
Leafcutter Bee with Wild Pea Flower
Tiger Swallowtail with Catmint
Tiger Swallowtail with Catmint
Bumble Bee with Vetch Flowers
Bumble Bee with Vetch Flowers
Love Bite?
Love Bite?
Trumpeter Swan Preening
Trumpeter Swan Preening
Common Redpoll with Sunflower Seed
Common Redpoll with Sunflower Seed
Welcome Happy Mourning Cloak
Welcome Happy Mourning Cloak
Red-Necked False Blister Beetle on Tulip Flower
Red-Necked False Blister Beetle on Tulip Flower
Little Fuzzy Bee in White Crocuses
Little Fuzzy Bee in White Crocuses
Comma Butterfly with Crocuses
Comma Butterfly with Crocuses
Bumble Bee with Narcissus Flower
Bumble Bee with Narcissus Flower
Long-Horned Beetle on Trillium Petal
Long-Horned Beetle on Trillium Petal
Red and Black Beetle on Narcissus Flower
Red and Black Beetle on Narcissus Flower
Green Bee in Wood Geranium Flower
Green Bee in Wood Geranium Flower
Clearwing with Catmint
Clearwing with Catmint
Little Bee with Calibrachoa Flower
Little Bee with Calibrachoa Flower
Tiger Swallowtail with Petunias
Tiger Swallowtail with Petunias
Bumble Bee with Catmint
Bumble Bee with Catmint
Little Bee in Cactus Flower
Little Bee in Cactus Flower
Calico Pennant with Wild Pea Flowers
Calico Pennant with Wild Pea Flowers
Bee Flies with Black-Eyed Susan
Bee Flies with Black-Eyed Susan
Honey Bee with Elecampane Flowers
Honey Bee with Elecampane Flowers
Fritillary with Echinacea Flower
Fritillary with Echinacea Flower
Giant Swallowtail with Echinacea Flower
Giant Swallowtail with Echinacea Flower
Horsefly on Queen Anne's Lace
Horsefly on Queen Anne’s Lace
Potato Flowers
Potato Flowers
Finger and Stick
Finger and Stick
Hummingbird with Zinnia Flower
Hummingbird with Zinnia Flower
Bumble Bee with Cosmos Flower
Bumble Bee with Cosmos Flower
Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Tall Sunflowers with Bumble Bee
Tall Sunflowers with Bumble Bee
Sunstruck Bumble Bee in Cosmos Flower
Sunstruck Bumble Bee in Cosmos Flower
Monarch on Small Zinnia Flower
Monarch on Small Zinnia Flower
October Heron
October Heron
Diving Into the Cosmos
Diving Into the Cosmos
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Stretching Misty Loon
Rising Loon
Rising Loon
Cormorant Stretched Around
Cormorant Stretched Around
Christmas Cactus Detail
Christmas Cactus Detail
Tiger Swallowtail with Sunflower
Tiger Swallowtail with Sunflower
Fledgling Oriole
Fledgling Oriole
Chickadee Fade-Out
Chickadee Fade-Out
Frozen in Time
Frozen in Time
Chickadee Impression
Chickadee Impression
Perched Cormorant
Perched Cormorant
Giant Swallowtail on Chive Flower
Giant Swallowtail on Chive Flower
Hoverfly with Allium Blossoms
Hoverfly with Allium Blossoms
Stretching Bumble Bee with Wild Peas
Stretching Bumble Bee with Wild Peas
Letting Go
Letting Go
Painted Lady on Echinacea
Painted Lady on Echinacea
Red Squirrel in Snow
Red Squirrel in Snow
Tree Frog on Leaf
Tree Frog on Leaf
Grasshopper on Borage Flower
Grasshopper on Borage Flower
Silver Ware
Silver Ware
Self-Portrait in Vernal Spring
Self-Portrait in Vernal Spring
Red-Necked False Blister Beetle in Crocus Flower
Red-Necked False Blister Beetle in Crocus Flower
Honey Bee with Pussy Willows
Honey Bee with Pussy Willows
Little Fly on Crocus Flower
Little Fly on Crocus Flower
Little Bee Grooming on Eastern Leatherwood Flower
Little Bee Grooming on Eastern Leatherwood Flower
Bumble Bee on Coltsfoot Flower
Bumble Bee on Coltsfoot Flower
Fresh Eggs
Fresh Eggs
Red-Necked False Blister Beetle on Daffodil Flower
Red-Necked False Blister Beetle on Daffodil Flower
Little Fly on Early Meadow-Rue
Little Fly on Early Meadow-Rue
Hummingbird Points
Hummingbird Points
Skipper Butterfly with Chive Flower
Skipper Butterfly with Chive Flower
Bumble Bee with Catmint Flower
Bumble Bee with Catmint Flower
Ready to Go
Ready to Go
Moulting Mallard Head
Moulting Mallard Head
Syrphid Fly on Perennial Sunflower
Syrphid Fly on Perennial Sunflower
Bumble Bee with Orange Butterfly Weed
Bumble Bee with Orange Butterfly Weed
Hanging On
Hanging On
Great Golden Digger Wasp with White Sweet Clover
Great Golden Digger Wasp with White Sweet Clover
Hummingbird with Red Zinnia Flower
Hummingbird with Red Zinnia Flower
Bumble Bee Approaching Pickerel Weed
Bumble Bee Approaching Pickerel Weed
Hummingbird with Red and Yellow ZInnias
Hummingbird with Red and Yellow ZInnias
Waxwing Perch
Waxwing Perch
Giant Swallowtail on Zinnia Flower
Giant Swallowtail on Zinnia Flower
Deer in Light and Shadow
Deer in Light and Shadow
Swallowtail Liftoff, Late Summer
Swallowtail Liftoff, Late Summer
Bumble Bees with Tall Sunflower
Bumble Bees with Tall Sunflower
Great Golden Digger Wasp with Goldenrod
Great Golden Digger Wasp with Goldenrod
Bumble Bee and Spider on Goldenrod
Bumble Bee and Spider on Goldenrod
Monarch on Zinnia Flower
Monarch on Zinnia Flower
Bumble Bee with Aster Petals
Bumble Bee with Aster Petals
Striped Sweat Bee on Aster Flower
Striped Sweat Bee on Aster Flower
Syrphid Fly on Aster Flower
Syrphid Fly on Aster Flower
Paper Wasp with Old Goldenrod Leaves
Paper Wasp with Old Goldenrod Leaves
November Sunrise
November Sunrise
Nuthatch Peering
Nuthatch Peering
Looking Up
Looking Up
Cormorant in Complicated Water
Cormorant in Complicated Water
Chickadee Sweep
Chickadee Sweep
Sunny Swans
Sunny Swans
Nuthatch Dissolution
Nuthatch Dissolution
Giant Swallowtail on Orange Zinnia
Giant Swallowtail on Orange Zinnia
Bumble Bee with Locust Blossoms
Bumble Bee with Locust Blossoms
Blue Cohosh, January Thaw
Blue Cohosh, January Thaw
Robber Fly Pair
Robber Fly Pair
White Butterfly with Pickerel Weed
White Butterfly with Pickerel Weed
Monarch with Zinnia and Sky
Monarch with Zinnia and Sky
Icy Thicket
Icy Thicket
Covering the Angles
Covering the Angles
Creeper Creeping
Creeper Creeping
Sugaring Squirrel
Sugaring Squirrel
Red-Necked False Blister Beetle in Hepatica Flower
Red-Necked False Blister Beetle in Hepatica Flower

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  • Red-Necked False Blister Beetle in Hepatica Flower March 19, 2023
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