Although I posted these photos on flickr a while ago, I thought ladybugs would make a fitting post for Valentine's Day. (Plus, my mother loves ladybugs, and she is reading my blog now.)
Over the winter, thousands of ladybugs gather at Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, California. In one small area, near the junction of two trails by a stream, there are clusters of ladybugs everywhere you look. Ladybugs cover leaf piles, branches, benches, and posts. And if you hang out long enough, taking photos perhaps, soon they cover you as well.
This area is mostly shaded by redwoods, but when the sun breaks through and hits the ladybugs, they pulse with activity. It is definitely an interesting site to see.
For those who have seen all these photos on my flickr site already, here is a bonus photo of a cute bunny at Tennessee Valley. Happy Valentine's Day!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Ladybug Love for Valentine's Day
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Great images of the ladybugs! And the bunny is cute also, of course!
ReplyDeleteInteresting photos Jen. Whenever we release ladybugs in our garden they soon disappear. I wonder what it is that attracts them to Redwood Regional Park?
ReplyDeleteThanks. I am not sure what attracts them to Redwood. Perhaps the area is more sheltered from winter storms than their normal homes?
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