Wildlife pictures

[Harvestman]

Thanks for the ID on Agalenatea redii I had the others from other sources.

Those two shot are good Mike but the pseudoscorpion is well done without flash I would like to find one of those.

A well diffused flash would really make your macro shots take that step towards sharp images with realitive ease (remember the term is relative) not that it is ever easy.

I have the pringles tube at the ready. Am just waiting for the raynox...

 

[brancho]

I have the pringles tube at the ready. Am just waiting for the raynox...

Start using the flash plus diffuser anyway Mike

 

[brancho]

I think this is a non biting midge but I am not sure


Non-biting-green-midge-1 by alf.branch, on Flickr


Non-biting-green-midge-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[brancho]

Here are a couple recent flies from the Garden both taken testing my hilday set up of the Zuiko 40-150 with a 21mm tube and Raynox


A Bibionidae fly these and similiar are regular in my garden


Bibionidae Small-fly by alf.branch, on Flickr


Not sure about this


fly-2 by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[Harvestman]

Nice shots again Alf.

The first is a Fever Fly, Dilophus febrilis, which is indeed a Bibionid.
The second looks like a robber fly with that tuft of hair on the front of its face, though i don't know which one. Possibly a species of Dioctria.

 

[brancho]

Nice shots again Alf.

The first is a Fever Fly, Dilophus febrilis, which is indeed a Bibionid.
The second looks like a robber fly with that tuft of hair on the front of its face, though i don't know which one. Possibly a species of Dioctria.

Thanks Mike that really helped as I now know that its Dilophus febrilis male

I reckon its a robber too just not sure which one

 

[Harvestman]

Thanks Mike that really helped as I now know that its Dilophus febrilis male

I reckon its a robber too just not sure which one

Bibionids are very easy to sex. The males have huge heads that are almost entirely eyes. The female heads by comparison are tiny.

 

[Pete11]

Any one an idea on the species here?

Sure it's a fledgling Tawny Owl.


Pete

 

[Harvestman]

Any one an idea on the species here?

Sure it's a fledgling Tawny Owl.


Pete

I'm pretty sure you're right. What a great find.

 

[Silkhi]

Aye that's a tawny owl - I rescued one from a dog as a kid raised it on day old turkey chicks until I found out about birds of prey and licences and there was an RSPB bloke at the door... I was only 9-10

 

[Pete11]

Cheers for the confirmation guys.

Pete

 

[Harvestman]

This one is for Alf, since I know he likes a springtail

 

[brancho]

This one is for Alf, since I know he likes a springtail

You are getting better for sure what was your set up for this?
No flash yet though!

 

[Harvestman]

You are getting better for sure what was your set up for this?
No flash yet though!

This was taken before you told me to sort out the flash. Just extension tubes on the kit lens.

I've had a go at setting up the flash and diffuser, but haven't got it to work yet. The flash is not illuminating the area I am photographing, and because I'm using extension tubes I'm getting very close to the subject, which results in shadows. I havebnn't yet found a setup that works for me.

 

[brancho]

This was taken before you told me to sort out the flash. Just extension tubes on the kit lens.

I've had a go at setting up the flash and diffuser, but haven't got it to work yet. The flash is not illuminating the area I am photographing, and because I'm using extension tubes I'm getting very close to the subject, which results in shadows. I havebnn't yet found a setup that works for me.

Do you have a longer lens to use to get the distance.
Or make the diffuser longer but angle it over subject.

Look here for other ideas
https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/index.php?threads/132158/

 

[brancho]

Here is a series of shots I shot on Friday morning before I went ot bed after night shift.
It was a cool bright moring and there is still not much about round here and I found mostly spiders waiting for a meal



1. Agalenatea-redii by Alf Branch, on Flickr


2. Spider at home by Alf Branch, on Flickr


3. A Spider lives here by Alf Branch, on Flickr


4. Hogweed-house by Alf Branch, on Flickr


5. This is a three shot stack in PS
Spider-at-home-1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


6. Spider-at-home-2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


and some more


7.
Spider-at-home-3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


8.
Spider-at-home-4 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[brancho]

Unfortunately the spiders are not eating the flies but you cant have everything.



The two spiders are living in my bins



This is a stack in PS6



Spider-2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


This one has lost a bit of leg


Spider by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Sunbathing flies

This is a two shot stack


Fly by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Bluebottle by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Greenbottle by Alf Branch, on Flickr


I need to go and find something different but the weather has just been so cold and now wet there is not a lot about.

 

[brancho]

Another set of spiders and flies but at least something is being eaten this time.


Hopefully the ID's are OK


1. I think this bicellaria vana feeding

bicellaria-vana-feeding by Alf Branch, on Flickr

2. Seems to be Empis tessellata

Empis-tessellata by Alf Branch, on Flickr


3. The only shot I got of this spider and that is a bramble thorn


Spider-on-bramble by Alf Branch, on Flickr


4. Seems to be tetragnatha-montana


tetragnatha-montana by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[Turnstone]

Picture quality is crap, but this is the first picture I took of a wild fox ever. Friends called and told us that they have a fox den close to their home and invited us to come over. We sat on their porch and watched the young foxes play. But too far away for a good picture. I took this one through a spotting scope...

 

[brancho]

I like that turnstone

Here are some shots from the last few days.


A St Marks fly female this was not easy as it was getting dark and it was windy


St-Marks-Fly-female by Alf Branch, on Flickr


A male zebra jumping spider not easy due to being in bright sunlight


Male-Salticus-scenicus by Alf Branch, on Flickr


A hover fly again getting dark and it was windy


Hover-fly by Alf Branch, on Flickr


A very shiny beetle


Hister-Beetle-2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Again in bright sunlight and difficult I think it is a red mason bee but I am happy to be corrected


Bee by Alf Branch, on Flickr