Robbie7 wrote:
JH2o wrote:
The Vernal equinox and Im still looking out of the window at snow and ice with more to come. Frogs and newts are over a month late in my garden pond and my first post to this section was going to be new photos of an unusual Tachinid fly Tachina ursina, any other year would be on the wing this week so when will we see spring
Hi JH2o :) Love this set and the relevant inormation you have supplied. According to Dragonflys Northampton, one set of lakes near me have 19 species of dragonflies recorded. So far I have only managed 2, the Migrant Hawker and the Common Darter. This summer I hope to find a few others. The Banded Demoiselle mayfly is very common around here also. Sleeting here at the moment, never mind Summer is on the way.. :)
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Hi Robbie7
The Odonata was one of my favourite subjects, used to give talks on the species and habitats. Have you visited the dragonfly centre at wicken fen, should be quite close to you, a bit too commercialised for me and not very productive for photography but its good to support these organisations, link below.
http://www.dragonflyproject.org.uk/
A good tip for photographing chasers is to find a bare bank on a pond, sit down and push a stick in at eye level facing slightly over the water and wait, if it doesnt work that day come back the next, its best to use flash or you get these reflections from the water.
The Vernal equinox and Im still looking out of the window at snow and ice with more to come. Frogs and newts are over a month late in my garden pond and my first post to this section was going to be new photos of an unusual Tachinid fly Tachina ursina, any other year would be on the wing this week so when will we see spring
Southern hawker nymph
Broad-bodied chaser
Four-spotted chaser
Hylobious abietis (pine weevil)
Phyllobius pomaceeus (weevil)
tinusbum wrote:
what is it? i'll bugguide if no one knows.tom
Hi Tom
Look at the Sawfly family
Robbie7 wrote:
Took this shot last summer, it was on a vine growing up my drainpipe. Someone told me it was a Maybug, but I'm not so sure.. :)
Hi Robbie7 Try this web sight and youll find all the info you need for this group
http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/
Bunny-Jean wrote:
Welcome JH2o!!!! will check out your photo!
Thanks for the welcome, hope you like hoverflies
Hope to see more of your work... also please click on (store the original) so that we pixel peepers can better appreciate your pics.[/quote]
Thanks, tried to store original and everything crashed
AuntieM wrote:
Welcome. Look forward to seeing your pictures.
Thanks, just posted one in the macro section
Shakey wrote:
Welcome, Jh2o! So you take water with yours, good idea. Look forward to seeing your shots.
Not so much water flat lemonade is better
colo43 wrote:
It looks very nice..
looks are not everything with this hover, most of it's life is spent in cow pats
Hi, this is one of the pictures I tried to post when I introduced myself on Saturday but everything went wrong, this is Rhingia campestris a hoverfly, about 3/16 5mm long. Nikon D1500 with Nikon 105 2.8 macro SB-900 off camera flash, shutter 1/200 F25 ISO 100.