A 7-spot Ladybird on the leaves of a red oriental poppy in my garden, located in Iver Buckinghamshire, England.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 105 micro VR, ISO 200, F/5.6, shutter 1/500, natural light, hand held.


7 spot, beetle, bug, close up, ladybird, macro, nature, poppy, red, wildlife
Comments
WOW this is fantastic! Superb work.
Thank you so much :)
– Jacky Parker
don’t jump little ladybird! this is just wonderful jacky!! fav for me :)
Thank you Jenny, she did jump/fly and the rest of the pix were out of focus lol! :)
– Jacky Parker
Great shot! Lovely and sharp with a nice complimentary background.
Thank you Col, appreciate your kind comment :)
– Jacky Parker
Excellent capture Jacky! Fantastic hand held work!
Thank you so much MissyD :)
– Jacky Parker
What a vibrant stunner
Georgie, thank you so much :)
– Jacky Parker
BRILLIANT Jacky
fave
Thank you Chloemay:)
– Jacky Parker
Beautiful and great title………..
Linda, Mandy thanks :)
– Jacky Parker
INCREDABLE!!
Thank you MicMac :)
– Jacky Parker
beautiful – well spotted against this natural camouflage
Thank you so much Rose :)
– Jacky Parker
An apt title! I saw one of these the other day (7 spot) in my London garden and it is nice to see our own native species rather than the invasive harlequin ladybird. :-)
I, too am glad to still have 7-spots in my garden but alas I also have Harlequins arriving, thank you John :)
– Jacky Parker