the potter wasp along a sublime background…
The potter wasps get their name due to the pot-like nests they build using mud. Family: Vespidae, Subfamily: Eumeninae.
Date: 20 Jul 2007
Location: @ home, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Camera: Nikon D80 + Tamron SP AF90mm f/2.8 Di Macro Lens
Roxy Mathew Koll is a Climate Scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. He also dons the role of an amateur naturalist, writer, web designer, photographer, and publisher—based on demand.
Juby Aleyas Koll, also know as Sarah, is the author and publisher of the book and website Sarah’s Hand Embroidery Tutorials. She has been researching and tutoring hand embroidery for over a decade, making it accessible to everyone around the globe.
Rocksea and Sarah.. nice to have met you both through the blogosphere and thanks for the comment on my blog…
both of you rock…what else can I say when I see so much compassion, sensitivity, and much more… and at such young age too… I am truly inspired…..
cheers!
Rock,
Have you any pix of their elegant little mud-pots? Any idea which species?
Urree nice.
no idea on the species. probably difficult, but will check sometime. the mud-pots, will take next time am in india!
Kidu shots.
Engane itinod okke pose cheyyan parayunnu? 😀
-Nikhil
lavalumareyokke mayakki nirthanulla marunnu kayyilundu 😉
Wow beautiful macro. Love the colors of the flower behind the wasp. Also thanks for visiting my photoblog!
yes, it came out well!
beautiful images!
thanks joshi
STUNNING SHOTS!
I liked your perspective in the shots.
indrani, 🙂
Hi there,
Lovely pictures. Nature and its beauty.. very well captured.
I am in for reading/going through more of your pictures/articles.
Thanks for visiting my blog. How else would I get to know of yours 🙂
Cheers
great to see you here tara 🙂 nature is in our nerves… 😀
cheers,,
beautiful macro shots. nice color saturation and focus.
thanks sandeep 🙂
Happy Independence day and nice photographs Roxy…
independence day wishes abhi!
You have nice shots of potter wasps. Particularly the one on crown of thorn flower is awesome. Potter wasps are very rare with us.
the thorn flower is a euphorbia species. i thought potter wasps are common in pakistan too!
Bindu said it ! I was about to say the same. 🙂
The shot is awesome.
And I like the way you both (you & sarah) speak to each other. 🙂
Keep it up.
cuckoos 😀
your macro shots are beautiful. The soft focus in the background and the colors make the wasp pop out.
🙂 bindu, the wasp was posing nicely for me, i had no choice! the euphorbia flowers gave a good chance to compose the background.
Awesome colors! Before leaving India, I had noticed a BIG nest of this wasp on the corner of the balcony door, nicely hidden against the brown background. The nest had gotten so big (probably bigger than the size of my 2 fists) that it was crumbling and falling down under its own weight!
you should have taken a photograph of that! ok, we will do next time 😉