Just a wasp

[scanker]

They were both hand held, taken with my Canon S2IS. I'd love a digital SLR, but wouldn't get one past the missus! Just thought I'd grab a few snaps on a day out with the family:

That darter shot's amazing.

 

[British Red]

I must confess the dragonflies were last years as were the azure blues. I was pleased with the darter - no fancy lenses on that one but it worked out well - not a patch on Mr Toad though

I did get some basic shots of beautiful demoiselles last weekend - only basic shots since I only had the pocket camera with me

I claim no special knowledge on the damsels - Kevin (Fenlander) kindly explained the difference to me when I mis-identified an azure blue as a common blue

As for the thread title <shrugs> needs a mod to do that . What should we call it? Random Close Up piccs?

Red

 

[British Red]

Just thought I'd grab a few snaps on a day out with the family:

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I'm not sure Neil, but I think the one on the left is a juvenile

 

[JonnyP]

 

[Staghound]

Last one for now, it's not such a good shot but can anyone ID this mayfly?

Steve

 

[dtalbot]

Had one of these in the living room window a couple of weeks ago http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/34100054
Goodness knows how it got across the atlantic!

 

[spamel]

This one is from last year, I'm gonna have to go out this weekend and get some decent pictures taken. In fact, I have a job on this weekend to help my daughter in a competition at school taking close up shots of wildlife. There are a whole host of animal related categories to take part in, such as making an animal from veg and things like that. With Rachels' fascination with snails, which is bordering on the obsessive, I thought some cool pictures of snails may help her out in the stakes! I have a plate glass front to the TV stand that could come off for some funky underside shots!

A flying bug of some sort on a dead flower of some sort!

 

[British Red]

I'd take a punt at one of the Siphlonuridae family Steve but I'm guessing big time!

dtalbot - wish I'd been there to see that - I'd have loved to photograph him / her

a little more prosaic but this fellah is making great inroads into the aphids in the picture above - go fellah

Red

 

[spamel]

Man, that shot makes the one I took look like I took it from space!

 

[British Red]

Just messing with the macro lens

I think your flutterbye might be a Meadow Brown spam (corking photo btw) - Jon P I'm sure an expert will give you a better idea though!

Red

 

[Staghound]

A flying bug of some sort on a dead flower of some sort!

Do I detect the words of a professional entomologist/botanist?

 

[spamel]

Cheers Red, although it was taken with my old HP 850 so no manual focus at all and it really was quite annoying when it used to buzz whirr click to get the focus right and then end up focussing on a blade of grass instead of the obvious subject in the frame! Got to get out with the S6500 and give it a go, which is a lot more economical on batteries!

 

[spamel]

Do I detect the words of a professional entomologist/botanist?

Would that be a bug and flower expert?

 

[British Red]

You need to look out for the rare two headed butterflies Spam

 

[luke_s]

Wow!....amazing pictures guys.

 

[Staghound]

I'd take a punt at one of the Siphlonuridae family Steve but I'm guessing big time!

Just been looking at a couple of mayfly guides, when they started talking about distinguishing between species by counting the number of free segments in the rear feet I decided that mayfly was a good enough ID


Is that the infamous Harlequin ladybird you've got there?

 

[British Red]

Is that the infamous Harlequin ladybird you've got there?

I fear so

H. axyridis succinea I believe

Red

 

[Staghound]

I fear so

H. axyridis succinea I believe

Red

http://www.harlequin-survey.org/

I think this is still going.

Steve

 

[British Red]

Fly leapfrog?

Red

 

[British Red]

Couple of hover flies you might like

Red