The pink Hibiscus is blooming and it is my Flower of the Day! Such a spectacular flower measuring almost 6 inches in diameter. I shot these photos with my Canon 18-55 mm lens . I do not have a macro lens as I am usually taking photos of moving horses. But the Canon lens has macro capability 0.25 m / 0.8 ft
As a side note the Japanese Beetles have attacked our garden this year. I think they like hot dry weather. They are ghastly beetles with no redeeming features, who arrived in New York over a hundred years ago, as stowaways with at shipment of Japanese Iris. In Japan they have natural predators that keep them in check but in North America they decimate gardens and agriculture. In our garden they feed on hydrangeas, linden, hibiscus and the flowers of geraniums. They are difficult to get rid of but we are doing our best. At least I have the photos of the Hibiscus before the Japanese invaders chomp on them .
Beautiful.
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Beautiful shots, Anne 😃
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Thank you Jez!
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Oh what wonderful close ups for today. Thanks for playing 😀
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It is great for me to get out and photograph plants and flowers. Thanks Cee.
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Beautiful captures of your hibiscus, Anne. Enjoy them while you can.
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Thanks Terri I will!
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Very lovely pictures! I am curious to know the natural predators of the Japanese Beetles.
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I have not been able to find the names of them. But in Japan they keep the beetle population down. We don’t have these predators in North America .
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Just beautiful, Anne
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Neautiful flowers, sorry about the Japanese beetles.
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Thank you and if the beetles are my biggest worry my life is very good 😀
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*beautiful flowers
Happy for the good life🙂
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Great macro Anne!!!
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Thank you Paulo. It was fun to try it.
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So so beautiful! 🌸
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Thank you Ribana!
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BEAUTIFUL!! (darn beetles!) The pink color is stunning! 💖
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Thank you Diana
I love seeing these flowers every summer.
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