Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
August 10, 2014
I’ve reviewed the 52 photos I selected as photos of the week and I’ve chosen my favorite. While I was less consistently photographing week to week, there were still lots of photos to pick from. I chose this shot of mating Common Eastern Bumble Bees as it was both a good macro photograph and it also captured a novel bit of insect behaviour.
There were a few other notable photographs, like this shot of a Gray Jay (favorite bird shot of the year) and this “studio” shot of a Slender Crab Spider (favorite spider shot of the year). Below you can see a slideshow with all of the 2014 photos of the week.
Anartia fatima, Nymphalidae
Hotel Bougainvillea, Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
February 1, 2012
Tigrisoma mexicanum, Ardeidae
Parque Nacional Tortuguero, Limón, Costa Rica
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
February 3, 2012
Gurania makoyana, Cucurbitaceae
Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
February 6, 2012
Calocitta formosa, Corvidae
Sendero Colada 1968, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
February 7, 2012
Bauman Nature Park, Portland, Oregon, United States
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
January 1, 2014
Parasteatoda tepidariorum, Theridiidae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
January 10, 2014
Anas platyrhynchus, Anatidae
George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
January 24, 2014
Chimaphila umbellata, Ericaceae
Lost Lake Park, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
January 30, 2014
Delia radicum, Anthomyiidae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
February 8, 2014
Larus delawarensis, Laridae
White Rock Pier, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
February 15, 2014
Cameron, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
February 20, 2014
Pieris rapae rapae, Pieridae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
February 16, 2014
Psychoglypha sp., Limnephilidae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
February 16, 2014
Megalorchestia sp., Talitridae
Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
March 9, 2014
Arctosa perita, Lycosidae
Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
March 9, 2014
Bembidion tetracolum, Carabidae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
March 21, 2014
Setophagag coronata auduboni, Parulidae
Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
April 7, 2014
Taraxacum officinale, Asteraceae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Olympus E-PM1
April 30, 2014
Tibellus sp., Philodromidae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
May 8, 2014
Taraxacum officinale, Asteraceae
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
May 11, 2014
Carex macrocephala, Cyperaceae
Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
May 17, 2014
Cepaea nemoralis, Helicidae
Maplewood Conservation Area, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
May 24, 2014
Andrena sp., Andrenidae
Burnaby Lake Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
June 1, 2014
Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Varunidae
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
June 8, 2014
Ochlerotatus dorsalis, Culicidae
Ferry Point Landing, Alberta, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
June 21, 2014
Hybomitra sp., Tabanidae
Ferry Point Landing, Alberta, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
June 21, 2014
Zonotrichia leucophrys, Emberizidae
Grant Narrows, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 1, 2014
Larinus obtusus, Curculionidae
Enderby Mabel Lake Road, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
July 13, 2014
Campylenchia rugosa, Membracidae
Enderby Mabel Lake Road, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
July 13, 2014
Nucifraga columbiana, Corvidae
Cascade Lookout, E. C. Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 26, 2014
Euphydryas editha beani, Nymphalidae
Paintbrush Trail, E. C. Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 26, 2014
Pandion haliaetus, Pandionidae
Road 22, Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 26, 2014
Verbascum thapsus, Scrophulariaceae
Kilpoola Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 27, 2014
Micranthes tolmiei, Saxifragaceae
Artist Point, Mount Baker Highway, Washington, United States
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
August 4, 2014
Lycaena helloides, Lycaenidae
Brunswick Point, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
August 10, 2014
Mating Common Eastern Bumble Bees
Bombus impatiens, Apidae
Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
August 10, 2014
Perisoreus canadensis, Corvidae
Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
August 23, 2014
Phoebastria immutabilis, Diomedeidae
Pelagic Zone, off Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
September 20, 2014
Green Point Campground, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8
September 20, 2014
Marmota caligata, Sciuridae
Whistler Mountain, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
September 14, 2014
Aeshna umbrosa, Aeshnidae
Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
September 28, 2014
Jacó, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
February 11, 2012
Cinnamon Hummingbird Feeding a Juvenile
Amazilia rutila, Trochilidae
Hotel Grand Bahia Principe, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 11, 2014
Blue Venado Beach Club, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8
November 11, 2014
Zona Arqueológica de Tulum, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 15, 2014
Caligo telamonius memnon, Nymphalidae
Zona Arqueológica de Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 14, 2014
Trogon melanocephalus, Trogonidae
Zona Arqueológica de Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 14, 2014
Cathartes aura, Cathartidae
Muyil, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 16, 2014
Ctenosaura similis, Iguanidae
Zona Arqueológica de Xel-Há, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 16, 2014
Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 17, 2014
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