Not sure if we have a new thread for this year...if we have please give me the link...if not then I will kick it off
Link to last year's
https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/282101/all-about-insects-2023?pifragment-4285=1
Tasty feast!
Hoverfly thingy...well a canny mind away back to last year lol
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
A few from yesterday's walk along the canal bank in almost sunshine ... it's overcast and looking like rain today ...
Water Strider / Pond Skater
Opomyza Germinationis ... maybe
Another Golden Fly
Incey Wincey Spider - Definitely ...
Honey Bee filling it's face
Billysdad said:Great shot Mike under challenging conditions, and as you say, cropped in well ...
Thanks BD.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Nice macro's BD, do you use a macro lens ?
I like the eyes on the 3rd photo.
Taken yesterday at RSPB Sandy.
Longhorn Beetle:
Bag of spiders...:
Flesh Fly:
Spotted Longhorn Beetle:
Azure Damselfly - Male ?:
Hornet Mimic Hoverfly:
Damselfly ?:
Emperor Dragonfly:
Summer Chafer (Amphimallon solstitialis) - Not seen it before, two in one week...:
Common Darter - Female:
I do Snappy. I use the Canon EF100L macro ...
Lovely additions everyone..still damp miserable conditions here!!!!!!
Lashing down here too, an all- nighter I think! Grrrrrr
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
A couple from my walk along the canal bank on Saturday.
Dragonfly Laval Skin - Exuvia
Blue Tailed Damselfly (male)
Great pics BD and very interesting to see the Laval skin stage
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Regards, Hazel
I took this one several years back - the last time I saw a dragonfly lava and found it fascinating ... one of my better macro shots ...