Capture the creepy-crawlies on camera

FEELING bored. Take a stroll through your garden with your camera and zoom in the secret worlds of the prolific insect life you will find there.

Nature lover, environmentalist and Ashley resident, Natalie Rowles, has been taking photos of the insects in her garden and encourages readers to do the same and to share them with the Highway Mail.

You don’t even need a fancy camera to do this. Most mobile devices have a very functional camera built in to it.

Natalie shares the stunning photos of a bee, butterflies and dragonflies.

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“To keep the readers interest going in recording their insects, butterflies and dragonflies, I’ve got these two bee photos identified by Dr Leslie Mertz of Michigan USA and placed them on the website with the photographer’s name and description next to it.

“I send the photographs to Michigan USA to be identified, and they will appear on their website with the photographer’s name on it too, (visit: https://www.knowyourinsects.org/Odonata1.html).”

To share your photographs of the wildlife in your garden, send photographs, at least 1 meg, as jpeg attachments to michelled@dbn.caxton.co.za

Here are two videos shared with the Highway Mail by Natalie showing how to attract creepy crawlies into your garden with with the herbs and plants which attract insects, butterflies and dragonflies.

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