Dragon and Orange insect.
Aug 19, 2014 18:23:01 #
From my dog walk today - I got close to a Dragon.
Aug 19, 2014 18:28:48 #
Aug 19, 2014 18:32:34 #
Aug 20, 2014 00:32:26 #
Very nice series! Well done!
Number 2 gets :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: from me.
Number 2 gets :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: from me.
Aug 20, 2014 00:33:10 #
Dragonflies like to stake-out a vantage point, and will return to a specific stem, over & over again, even after you spook them. If you 'freeze' when one flies-off, she may very well return to same stem. Just move slowly.
Aug 20, 2014 03:03:13 #
naturepics43 wrote:
Thanks naturepics43, nice comment.Very nice series! Well done!
Number 2 gets :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: from me.
Number 2 gets :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: from me.
Aug 20, 2014 03:07:59 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Thanks Douglass, one of our other expert members told me this a few weeks ago and I am ashamed to say I can't remember who it was. I tried this technique in the field and it worked so thanks to you and whoever else told me. Whilst in the bushes my speedlight ran out of batteries and I had to change them and the dragon still came back.Dragonflies like to stake-out a vantage point, and will return to a specific stem, over & over again, even after you spook them. If you 'freeze' when one flies-off, she may very well return to same stem. Just move slowly.
Aug 20, 2014 03:18:36 #
I have identified the shield bug it is a Graphosoma semipunctatum which is specific to Mediterranean areas. It is similar to Graphosoma Italicum.
Aug 20, 2014 03:33:07 #
AlicanteBrenda wrote:
Striking bug! Nice capture.I have identified the shield bug it is a Graphosoma semipunctatum which is specific to Mediterranean areas.
Aug 20, 2014 03:42:43 #
Aug 20, 2014 03:50:23 #
Thanks Douglass and Bill. I also found 4 dragonfly exoskeletonson this walk.
Aug 20, 2014 22:26:02 #
Aug 21, 2014 00:06:44 #
Aug 21, 2014 04:48:52 #
pfrancke wrote:
love that dragonfly, super nice!
Thanks pfrancke, there are a few about here at the moment and I am learning how to sit still and wait for them to return to their post.
Aug 21, 2014 04:54:05 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
I like the bug. Not one I've seen before.
Thanks Allen, it is a shield bug of the variety Graphosoma semipunctatum which is found only in the Mediterranean areas. I cannot find if it has a common name. They can be found mostly on Umbelliferaes and this is where I found them.
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