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I originally tried creating a Theme on these plants but failed to generate interest from the community. So now here I am reintroducing these beauties to you. Flat-leaved Bladderwort (Utricularia intermedia) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada. From the Archive: Taken on July 20, 2012. Panasonic...

Snake/Scented Liverwort (Conocephalum conicum) Nopiming Game Sanctuary, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 250 Flash (off, did not fire)

My favourite flower in its habitat, Square-stemmed Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens) High Falls Conservation Area, Casselman, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/800 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Water Smartweed (Polygonum amphibium) Ramsay Lake, Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/640 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Orange-legged Drone Fly (Eristalis flavipes) Chignecto National Wildlife Area, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ramsar site no. 320. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/400 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

I love these guys, Narrow-headed Marsh Fly (Helophilus fasciatus) on an Aster at Mary's Point, New Brunswick, Canada. Ramsar site no. 236. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/400 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Hidden deep in the woods of Southeastern Quebec on the Canadian Shield. Is a most beautiful Beaver Pond built with two dams and is a rich habitat of both Flora & Fauna. The only way I found this area was by following a small stream that flows from the pond. The beavers' have now abandoned the...

Turtles are the best for macro opportunities: Southeastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum ssp. subrubrum) Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware Bay Estuary, Delaware, United States. Ramsar site no. 559. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/800 160 Flash (auto, did not fire)

Narrow-headed Marsh Fly (Helophilus fasciatus) Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/400 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) on Goldenrod at Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada. Ramsar site no. 361. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/80 100 Flash (auto, did not fire)

Today is #InternationalBeeDay 🐝🌻 Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/100 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

Today is #InternationalBeeDay 🐝🌻 Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) Larose Forest, Limoges, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/500 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Wild White Rose blooming along the ocean shoreline at Acadia National Park, Maine, United States. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/125 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Wild Red Rose blooming along the ocean shoreline at Acadia National Park, Maine, United States. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/80 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Twoleaf Miterwort (Mitella diphylla) Nopiming Game Sanctuary, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/250 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

Mink Frog (Lithobates septentrionalis) at a Beaver pond, Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

Green Stink Bug (Chinavia hilaris) Constance Bay, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/100 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis) Constance Bay, Ottawa River, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/200 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Along a small stream running out of a lake, the White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) has a small visitor at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.5 4.3 mm 1/100 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana canadensis) found at a Beaver Pond, Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 400 Flash (off, did not fire)