Wildlife pictures

[crowded-solitude]

A fly

Fly by alf.branch, on Flickr

This is fantastic!

 

[brancho]

That may be just a fly to you, but it is also a photographic work of art.

This is fantastic!

Thanks glad you like it.

 

[BushrangerCZ]

That´s some master macro!!! Here are my catches from recent photostalk two weeks ago:

 

[brancho]

Some fly shots taken in the last week in my garden.



Fly by alf.branch, on Flickr


An-Empis by alf.branch, on Flickr


Drone-Fly by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[BushrangerCZ]

 

[Harvestman]

Wonderful shot!

 

[bb07]

Taken yesterday, a cow moose and her calf swimming and then coming ashore.
Here seen swimming together across a lake from island to island

The cow reaching the shore

Along with her calf

Apologies for the slightly blurry photos. I realized too late that the camera was on the wrong setting.

 

[brancho]

Nice pig BushrangerCZ
Those are nice moose shots bb07

This bee was not pleased to see and flew off to hide but did not seem to have a lot of energy in the wind. It looked like the leaf cutter I saw at home recently from a distance and I didnt get a good look at it.


Bee by alf.branch, on Flickr




from the other day at home.


Leaf-cutter-bee by alf.branch, on Flickr


Here is another rather ropey shot


Leaf cutter bee by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[brancho]

Here are as couple of hover shots


On a thistle in the wild


Hover-on-thistle by alf.branch, on Flickr


On a flower in the garden


Hover-portrait by alf.branch, on Flickr


Is it a stick


Moth-larva by alf.branch, on Flickr


One from the garden


Snail by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[Harvestman]

No-one else stands a chance in this month's photo competition, do they Alf?

 

[CallsignSam]

No-one else stands a chance in this month's photo competition, do they Alf?

Agree, I think i'm gonna blame it on my lack of lenses... yeah, that will do...

 

[brancho]

Agree, I think i'm gonna blame it on my lack of lenses... yeah, that will do...

OK I will use my kit lens not one of my macro lenses but I may use my Raynox 250 when it arrives.

 

[Harvestman]

OK I will use my kit lens not one of my macro lenses but I may use my Raynox 250 when it arrives.

I will blame my failure on my total lack of skill...

 

[brancho]

I will blame my failure on my total lack of skill...

Can I try that excuse when I don't win?








PS
note I have to enter on time yet.

 

[brancho]

Here are a couple shots from this morning of a leaf hopper Evacanthus interruptus.


As soon as I was moving in this was on the move. It is amazing how leaf hoppers react to you even though most people do not notice them.


Evacanthus-interruptus-1 by alf.branch, on Flickr


This was just before it hopped off


Evacanthus-interruptus-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr


These are cropped from 1:1 shots

 

[brancho]

Here is a Spiked Shieldbug.

Spiked-shieldbug by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[Harvestman]

That is an absolute cracker Alf.

 

[brancho]

That is an absolute cracker Alf.

I am pleased with it to a point it has its flaws.

 

[brancho]

Here are some shots from Wednesday morning


These were with natural light but I had the ISO too high iMO.


Emerald-Damsel-fly by alf.branch, on Flickr


Emerald-Damsel-fly-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr


Grasshopper by alf.branch, on Flickr


I have no idea what this is at first I thought it was a ladybird lava but I don't know what it is. I used flash for this. Taken on a birch tree.


Unknown by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[brancho]

Here are some more shots from yesterday


This fly was tiny and I didn't notice the mites until reviewing the shots. It is a crop from a shot with the 105 and Raynox.


Tiny-fly-and-mites by alf.branch, on Flickr


This looks like a lacehopper but I am not sure about it.


Lacehopper by alf.branch, on Flickr


I know this is a Harvestemen


Harvestmen by alf.branch, on Flickr