Wildlife pictures
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Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
I recently got myself a second-hand DSLR (after several years of prevarication), and I'm trying out different settings. It's a Canon 100D, so the modes work in a way that's very familiar from my old EOS film camera and the G10 I gave SWMBO around 10 years ago.
So, a little trip up to the garden centre yesterday.
A shield bug climbing up a fruit tree of some kind. This is a failure: the lens focussed on the bark of the tree, rather than the insect, and I snapped him before he ran around the other side of the trunk out of view.
Cherry blossom just about to open.
Pear in full bloom.
So, a little trip up to the garden centre yesterday.
A shield bug climbing up a fruit tree of some kind. This is a failure: the lens focussed on the bark of the tree, rather than the insect, and I snapped him before he ran around the other side of the trunk out of view.
Cherry blossom just about to open.
Pear in full bloom.
Here are some shots from a couple of recent short macro safaris
My first zebra jumping spider of the year
Zebra jumper by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Some woodlice
Little and large by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A fly
Fly by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A wasp Vespual Vulgaris on a gooseberry flowers
Wasp on gooseberry 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Wasp on gooseberry 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A little orb weaver
Young orb weaver by Alf Branch, on Flickr
My first zebra jumping spider of the year
Zebra jumper by Alf Branch, on FlickrSome woodlice
Little and large by Alf Branch, on FlickrA fly
Fly by Alf Branch, on FlickrA wasp Vespual Vulgaris on a gooseberry flowers
Wasp on gooseberry 1 by Alf Branch, on FlickrWasp on gooseberry 2 by Alf Branch, on FlickrA little orb weaver
Young orb weaver by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Out for a walk this morning and saw a pair of adders sunning themselves on a pile of logs.
The male slithered away as I approached but the female stayed put and let me get a couple of snaps...
The male slithered away as I approached but the female stayed put and let me get a couple of snaps...
Out for a walk this morning and lo and behold - another adder!
You can tell the weather's warming up, eh?
You can tell the weather's warming up, eh?
Some spiders
A wolf spider with what looks like a pet weavel
Wolf spider and friend by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Another wolf spider
Wolf spider by Alf Branch, on Flickr
An orb weaver in her retreat
Spider at home by Alf Branch, on Flickr
An orb waever that has a paraitic wasp larvae on it. She was still building her web.
Orb weaver and parasite by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Another smaller orb weaver with a parasite a few hundred metres away also building her web
Orb weaver and parasite 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Her underside
Orb weaver and parasite 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A wolf spider with what looks like a pet weavel
Wolf spider and friend by Alf Branch, on FlickrAnother wolf spider
Wolf spider by Alf Branch, on FlickrAn orb weaver in her retreat
Spider at home by Alf Branch, on FlickrAn orb waever that has a paraitic wasp larvae on it. She was still building her web.
Orb weaver and parasite by Alf Branch, on FlickrAnother smaller orb weaver with a parasite a few hundred metres away also building her web
Orb weaver and parasite 2 by Alf Branch, on FlickrHer underside
Orb weaver and parasite 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Most people would struggle spotting the spiders especially the second it was still small it will need some feeding up before the wasp has finished with it
Great pics! But I can't stand those orb spiders. Don't know why, they are fascinating creatures. But looking at them in detail makes me want to run away
Not an unusual reaction
Here are some orange tips from yesterday. I took 2 camera set ups to see how I got on with my new Olympus 40-150 mm f2.8 Pro and the 1.4 TC
Taken with the E-M511 and 40-150 at TC
Orange tip male feeding by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Orange tip female by Alf Branch, on Flickr
More my usual thing with the E-M1 and Sigma 105 E-X25 and STF-8 flash
Orange tip female 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Taken with the E-M511 and 40-150 at TC
Orange tip male feeding by Alf Branch, on FlickrOrange tip female by Alf Branch, on FlickrMore my usual thing with the E-M1 and Sigma 105 E-X25 and STF-8 flash
Orange tip female 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
First honey bee I have seen for a while
Honey bee feeding by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A couple of hover flies
Hover fly on Dandylion 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Hover fly on Dandylion by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A wolf spider on gorse
Wolf spider on gorse by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Honey bee feeding by Alf Branch, on FlickrA couple of hover flies
Hover fly on Dandylion 2 by Alf Branch, on FlickrHover fly on Dandylion by Alf Branch, on FlickrA wolf spider on gorse
Wolf spider on gorse by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Here are some shots from a macro safari on St Bees head which is a real hotspot for mining bees.
Some of the bees I shot
mining bee feeding 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
mining bee feeding 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Mining bee by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Nomada bee feeding by Alf Branch, on Flickr
I think this is a sawfly
Perched_ by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A courting male spider and his intended I wish I had videoed this guy as his palps were being used like semaphore
Spider courtship by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A spider sunning himself
Spider by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Some of the bees I shot
mining bee feeding 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickrmining bee feeding 2 by Alf Branch, on FlickrMining bee by Alf Branch, on FlickrNomada bee feeding by Alf Branch, on FlickrI think this is a sawfly
Perched_ by Alf Branch, on FlickrA courting male spider and his intended I wish I had videoed this guy as his palps were being used like semaphore
Spider courtship by Alf Branch, on FlickrA spider sunning himself
Spider by Alf Branch, on FlickrThat's wonderful! Did you see them play?This made my day today
Excellent, as always! And I am much more comfortable with these spiders than with the orb spiders... Watching the courting spider must have been fascinating!
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