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I went out for a macro safari the other morning the hope of seeing my first Dragon fly emergence also my first timeof trying. I spotted one crawling through the grass and moved a away a littlle to let it get on with finding a spot to emerge. I then spent the next two hours observing and recording it.
In place ready to go
dragon fly nymph emergence 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Then it started
dragon fly nymph emergence 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 5 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 6 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 7 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
In place ready to go
dragon fly nymph emergence 1 by Alf Branch, on FlickrThen it started
dragon fly nymph emergence 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickrdragon fly nymph emergence 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickrdragon fly nymph emergence 5 by Alf Branch, on Flickrdragon fly nymph emergence 6 by Alf Branch, on Flickrdragon fly nymph emergence 7 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 9 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 10 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 11 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 12 by Alf Branch, on Flickrdragon fly nymph emergence 12 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 14 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 15 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
At this time a parasitis wasp arrived for a look
dragon fly nymph emergence 16 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 17 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
dragon fly nymph emergence 18 by Alf Branch, on Flick
dragon fly nymph emergence 16 by Alf Branch, on Flickrdragon fly nymph emergence 17 by Alf Branch, on Flickrdragon fly nymph emergence 18 by Alf Branch, on Flick
Alf: do whatever it is that you have to do to secure copyrights for your sequence (as odd as that may sound.)
Next, shop it around = those are money shots. I can imagine the whole thing (for a price) as a row of 10" x 8" on my wall.
Watching the wings pump up never, ever, fails to amaze me.
Thank you.
Brian
Next, shop it around = those are money shots. I can imagine the whole thing (for a price) as a row of 10" x 8" on my wall.
Watching the wings pump up never, ever, fails to amaze me.
Thank you.
Brian
I automatically have copyright but there is general lack of respect for that.
They are a nice record of the event but there is limited chance of making money from them.
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Here is a nesting blue tit in my garden with a grub for its young
Really jealous of the Adder. I've been here for twenty five years and have searched for adders and grass snakes but not found a single one. I used to find grass snakes regularly when I was a kid and often came across adders up on the moors. No slow worms either; but we do have common lizard!
A common lizard I had to get close as I had my macro set up on the camera and it wouldnt focous more than about 3 feet away
Lizard by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Lizard by Alf Branch, on Flickr
More adders up on the North Downs.
This time a family group.
A mummy:
A daddy:
And little junior:
This time a family group.
A mummy:
A daddy:
And little junior:
Some blue baler twine stuck in an old sycamore tree with our resident Tawny Owl.
Crab Spider sitting inside Rose wins competition with a Honey Bee
On Barra we had Corncrakes on our campsite. Still hard to spot them, but in the end I was lucky!
Here is a female scorpion fly I managed to shoot the other day. This one landed in a nice position when scarpering a little far away but still nice
Female scorpion fly by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Here is a male if you want to know why this harmless fly is called a scorpion fly
Panorpa communis by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Female scorpion fly by Alf Branch, on FlickrHere is a male if you want to know why this harmless fly is called a scorpion fly
Panorpa communis by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Here are some shots from recent macro safaris
A small wasp on a honeysuckle flower
Small wasp by Alf Branch, on Flickr
small wasp ovipositing 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A bluebottle
Bluebottle by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A small fly eating a really small springtail
Fly eating springtail by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A leafhopper
Leaf hopper 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Leaf hopper 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A small wasp on a honeysuckle flower
Small wasp by Alf Branch, on Flickrsmall wasp ovipositing 2 by Alf Branch, on FlickrA bluebottle
Bluebottle by Alf Branch, on FlickrA small fly eating a really small springtail
Fly eating springtail by Alf Branch, on FlickrA leafhopper
Leaf hopper 1 by Alf Branch, on FlickrLeaf hopper 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A tiny parasitic wasp
Tiny parasitic wasp by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A larger wasp but small
Wasp by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A Cleg which were following me around
Cleg by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A male scorpion fly
Male scorpion fly by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A green spider with a soldier beetle as prey
Spider eating by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A six legged spider out on the water that was being hassled by the backswimmer water boatman
Spider on water by Alf Branch, on Flickr
A backswimmer water boatman
Water boatman by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Tiny parasitic wasp by Alf Branch, on FlickrA larger wasp but small
Wasp by Alf Branch, on FlickrA Cleg which were following me around
Cleg by Alf Branch, on FlickrA male scorpion fly
Male scorpion fly by Alf Branch, on FlickrA green spider with a soldier beetle as prey
Spider eating by Alf Branch, on FlickrA six legged spider out on the water that was being hassled by the backswimmer water boatman
Spider on water by Alf Branch, on FlickrA backswimmer water boatman
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