Wildlife pictures

[Harvestman]

Nice deer shots Mike

Here is a spider

4-spot-orb-weaver by alf.branch, on Flickr

She is lovely and round.

 

[Harvestman]

I'm reasonably pleased with this extension tube macro of a clouded yellow butterfly face, taken handheld today. The butterfly had found a spot out of the wind, so was disinclined to move even when I got the camera right up close. Very glad I bought extension tubes that work with autofocus.

 

[Harvestman]

One or two more recent shots, mostly from a night-time hunt around my garden shed with a torch.

Earwig

Zygiella x-notata window-frame spider

Amaurobius similis lace-web spider

Pale Tussock moth caterpillar heading up my arm towards me

Garden snail

Tegenaria house spider threatening me whilst adopting a weird kung-fu pose (taken through glass as this was inside my shed and I was outside). I have never seen a spider take such a weird posture before.

 

[brancho]

Nice shots Mike.

That last shot is amazing especially those fangs showing.

 

[brancho]

I took the dog out today and managed a few shots but my Nissin flash is playing or I would have managed more. This was at ISO 1600.


Shield-bug-1 by alf.branch, on Flickr


I am not sure what type of shiled bug it is.

 

[Harvestman]

I can't compete with Alf's superb shield bug, but here's a caddis fly taken with my phone camera. The background is my tarp from this weekend's overnighter.

 

[DarkArcher777]

Fantastic photos

 

[brancho]

Well my Fatsia Japonica is in flower and it was a nice day so it was coverred in flies. Here are a couple of shots.



A-spot-of-lunch by alf.branch, on Flickr


Feeding-fly by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[Harvestman]

Birdies.

 

[brancho]

Nice birds Mike

Here is another from teh garden yesterday

Honey-bee by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[santaman2000]

I went grocery shopping on base at the commissary this morning with Barbara and the SIL in preparation for Thanksgiving. After we finished that we picked up a some submarine sandwiches at the deli and went for a picnic lunch along the Choctawhatchie Bay. As we were finishing our lunch, an Osprey flew over our table at treetop level and dove into the bay for a fish. Barbara got this photo of him having his lunch along the shoreline:

Sorry for the poor quality; it was a phone cam.

 

[Harvestman]

Try looking at this and not yawning :evilangel:

 

[Goatboy]

Try looking at this and not yawning :evilangel:

Oh I don't know Harvestman, it isn't that bad a photo!

Only kidding, good shot that, though he looks more gobsmacked to me

 

[brancho]

Here are some shots taken on 26/06/2014


Small-fleck-winged-snipe-fly by alf.branch, on Flickr


Picture-wing-fly by alf.branch, on Flickr


Five-spot-Burnet-Feeding by alf.branch, on Flickr


Five-spot-Burnet by alf.branch, on Flickr


Feeding-moth by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[brancho]

I was out in the garden earlier looking around as the sun was out and I saw some flies etc then I spotted a Globby springtail on my Laurel hedge and then started to find them on my Fatsia Japonica too even of the flower.


Take with my Sigma 105 and raynox 250.


The first one I have seen and was able to go a get my camera and set up I reckon this is a bout 2mm at least.


First-Globby-1 by alf.branch, on Flickr


First-Globby-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr


Looking round the Fatsia Japonica at the flies I saw some small globby's too and eventually spotted this


Globby-on-flower by alf.branch, on Flickr

To get an idea of the size of the last on this fly was feeding on one those stamen.

Feeding-fly by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[brancho]

Here are some from yesterday in the garden just a quick safari on a sunny day. I had left the camera on ISO 3200 so the flies could be better the Glbbies are after I realised.




This large Globby was feeding on my Laurel hedge at a point where a bee or wasp had feed earlier.


Globby by alf.branch, on Flickr


Couple-of-Globbies by alf.branch, on Flickr


At ISO 3200 when using flash but I have never one of these before and it was small


Unknown-Fly by alf.branch, on Flickr


again at ISO 3200 and lacking a bit because of it but I liked the position the fly was in.


Bluebottle by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[brancho]

I found this wasp in the garden and at first I thought it was dead. I went for the camera and it had moved when I got back. After a warm up and a bit of honey it flew off.



Where I found it but looking better


Wasp-in-winter by alf.branch, on Flickr


On a plate for breakfast



Wasp-in-winter-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[Harvestman]

I did the wasp rescue thing too Alf the other day. Mine was a queen. I didn't have a camera with me. Beautiful creatures.

 

[Harvestman]

Today's rescue was a big house spider, but not before I got some pictures of her in a glass.

 

[bb07]

Some pics from this year:

Bald eagle at it's nest

A bit closer

American Kestrel

Sharp-shinned hawk

Pine marten