From my garden in wales

All these shots were taken in 2004

Laterite matron moth.

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ome of the flowers from our garden are on http://www.myegypt.co.uk/index.php?f=data_home&a=9

bugs in may

honey bee

a honey bee hovering near the mallow notice the pollen on the legs

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Not sure what was on the mallow leaves but they sure had a good roll on them.

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This is a tiny wasp, lots of bugs and stuff on my blog http://insectsonwings.blogspot.com/

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The grasshopper another master of disguise

Beetle, Type of fly and a house fly

Today I am bored out of my skin, unable to leave the flat with backache. but as you will see, if I do not go out to see the wildlife they come to me, Just as I finished today's blog and settled myself in a comfortable position to do some more writting on my autobiography. something that was prompted by Mary on her stone wall. and Kerry with her foggy landscape. this beetle flew in and landed on the top of my flat screen. it seems quite damaged after taking a few shots and putting on the computer it seems to have lost a couple of its legs. this one would not keep still even though I put it in a plastic container to restrain, If I knew its legs were missing I would have sprayed it and then taken photos but I do not like to do that . as soon as I finished I let it fly off the end of my finger to the great big world. from where it flew in from.

This is no bigger than a pin head first I thought it was a gnat , the shots where taken 1" from the subject in macro. the tiny spider is not much bigger that also was taken 1" from the spider,

Just as the sun was setting I had a late visitor. I do not know the name of this species of fly , and this fly I do not mind because it does not land on me like the house flies, they just land on the balcony rail and bask in the sun, and I can get within 1" to macro photo them , Its just that I think they are wonderfully made as are all things God made. It did not land in a good place for macro as the setting sun was in the lens.

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Then I went up on the roof to check on the little pigeon chicks but alas I think the rats have made a meal of them, such is life. but I did get a rather good photo of one of the young Doves , it stayed quite close they are very flighty and I do not blame them with the young kestrels about not to mention rats

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Unsure whether to stay or go. a gust of wind then made her mind up.

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the young falcons are still sleeping in the nests, they where have great time flying against the breeze. but most of the time too far away for a good shot.

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Quarter moon direct above as the sun was setting behind the Valley of the Queens.

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full close tele100x400 lens on today's setting sun

Periplaneta americana, American cockroach

Periplaneta americana, American cockroach

Every one has cockroaches somewhere lurking about around the home, yuk" here in Egypt we have the
Periplaneta americana, American cockroach . its not that I get them in my flat as I am on the fourth floor but they are here and every now and again I go down to the lower floor hide -e - hole cupboard and spray.
the hide-e-hole is where the service area for all the pipes service water sewage etc, there is also a service manhole that is home to the cockroach and if not sealed properly the periplaneta escape and invade the building mostly coming out at night. this manhole has no seal. . as I went down this morning early to take my garbage out I also took my ragon spray this is what I spray in my bedroom against mosquito.
and works well killing cockroaches, at 10 30 I went out again and saw 2 dead bugs near the entrance door put them in a carrier bag to take photos of (.no not in the bag) when I got back to my flat I took the roaches out of the bag to take photos of and here they are dead as a dodo ,

I then looked up cockroaches on line and came up with a whole list. and these are Periplaneta americana, American cockroach

so many too choose from

• Blattella germanica, German cockroach
• Blaptica dubia, South American Dubia cockroach
• Blatta orientalis, Oriental cockroach
  
  Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis). a, female; b, male; c, side view of female; d, young.
• Blattella asahinai, Asian cockroach
• Blaberus craniifer, true death's head cockroach
• Blaberus discoidalis, discoid cockroach or false death's head
• Eurycotis floridana, Florida woods cockroach
• Gromphadorhina portentosa, Madagascar hissing cockroach
• laxta granicollis, Bark cockroach
• Parcoblatta pennsylvanica, Pennsylvania woods cockroach
• Periplaneta americana, American cockroach
• Periplaneta australasiae, Australian cockroach
• Periplaneta brunnea, black Mississippi cockroach
• Periplaneta fuliginosa, smokybrown cockroach
• Pycnoscelus surinamensis, Surinam cockroach
• Supella longipalpa, brown-banded cockroach