Cicada molting

Cicada molting Tamara Jare photo

For me the real summer has arrived when the  first song of cicada has been heard….
Found today this  beautiful shell from a molting cicada, hope the summer will be long 🙂

Pink and green

Ants in Strawberry Blossom

Ants in strawberry blossom, photo by Tamara Jare

Black and White

Black and white moth, photo Tamara Jare

I’ve found this moth resting on strawberries and I think it is really beautiful. So I am rather disappointed as I don’t know its name, but hope the pic would do it. Please leave the name, in case you know it, in comments, thank you!

Happy World Bee Day from Slovenia

Happy World Bee Day! Did you know it is celebrated on the birthday of Slovenian Apiarist Anton Janša?

Anton Janša (c. 20 May 1734 – 13 September 1773) was a Carniolan apiarist and painter. Janša is known as a pioneer of modern apiculture and a great expert in the field. He was educated as a painter, but was employed as a teacher of apiculture at the Habsburg court in Vienna.from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Jan%C5%A1a

Spider web

Spider web Tamara Jare photography

Blue butterfly

Look who is coming to town with me

This is fab – protected Asio otus youngs in my friends garden – can you find all 3 of them ?

Cetonia aurata metallic green is left circularly polarised light