{"id":2237,"date":"2011-08-24T05:59:52","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T09:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/08\/24\/8242011-ladybird-ladybird-fly-away-home\/"},"modified":"2011-08-24T05:59:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T09:59:52","slug":"8242011-ladybird-ladybird-fly-away-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2237","title":{"rendered":"8\/24\/2011: Ladybird, Ladybird, fly away home."},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a bumper year for Ladybirds in England (or Ladybugs as we call them here in North America). This is evidently a good thing, as the native species are threated in England by the Harlequin Ladybug, an invasive imposter. I found Ladybirds all along the trails around Rutland Water. <\/p>\n

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Just for fun you might want to take a look at the wiki on Ladybird, Ladybird fly away home<\/a><\/em>. The history of the nursery rhyme and speculations as to its meaning are interesting.<\/p>\n

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Nikon Coolpix P500 in Close UP mode. 1) 32mm equivalent field of view, f3.7 @ 1\/100th @ ISO 160, 2) 263mm, f5.2 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 160, and 3) 32mm, f3.7 @ 1\/320th @ ISO 160. <\/p>\n

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness. <\/p>\n

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