The Living Forest (111) : Greater Stitchwort
Greater Stitchwort is a beautiful and pretty flower appearing in woodland in springtime.
The name originates from its ancient herbal use of alleviating a "stitch" in the side.
Dutch name : Grote Muur
German name : Grosse Sternmiere
Latin name : Stellaria holostea
The visitor feeding on the Stitchwort here is a Sun Hoverfly which has as special feature that it often emits a buzzing sound when resting.
Dutch name : Pendelzweefvlieg
German name : Sumpfschwebfliege
Latin name : Helophilus pendulus
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Bernhard Jörgensmann 06/05/2012 15:02
Tolles Bild, klasse Schärfe schön Freistellung und Aufteilung LG Bernhard† Ushie Farkas 24/05/2010 12:04
EXCELLENT !! Your shots are the best I have ever seen! Salut UshieLinda Herbert 24/05/2010 5:36
Wow really sharp Macro! I love it!! Nice to see all the details. BW~LindaAndrea Sagawe 21/05/2010 8:03
Excellent and beautiful shot.andrea
Wendy de With 20/05/2010 21:38
Very nice picture, great details on the flower as well as on the hover fly. Nice work.Greetings, Wendy
Alexander A. Belyayev 20/05/2010 16:22
+++nokk 20/05/2010 9:25
excellent shot! bravo Mark!hugs,doina
Adele D. Oliver 20/05/2010 0:28
An excellent macro capture - a treat to see two beauties from nature in one image .... and so sharp and beautifully lit!cheers, Adele
Hans-Reiner Bohn 20/05/2010 0:05
Es freut mich immer wieder an Deinen so gut bebilderten Ausflügen durch die Natur in Deiner Heimat teilzunehmen, Mark!g, reiner
Deryck 19/05/2010 21:00
Fantastic detail Mark! Excellent shotDeryck
CsomorLászló 19/05/2010 19:45
Fantastic macro Mark!bw
CsL
Reinhard... 19/05/2010 17:36
hey, die Blüte hat aber einen schönen Gast...feines Makro...
LG
Reinhard
A. Lötscher -Bergjäger- 19/05/2010 17:12
Fantastisch!!Die Schärfe und die Beleuchtung sing meisterlich!!
LG Bergjäger
Vitória Castelo Santos 19/05/2010 16:50
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!greetings vitoria
Majid mehraban 19/05/2010 15:41
sharp shot and good detalis