Tonight's Golden Hour Surprise: My wife called me outside as she was watering the front yard. She spotted this little 3/4" friend near our rose trees sitting on an old oak whiskey...

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Jul 5, 2022 23:48:20 #

Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA

My wife called me outside as she was watering the front yard. She spotted this little 3/4" friend near our rose trees sitting on an old oak whiskey barrel. He is a baby! He must be the offspring of the other red mantis I found a last year on those same roses. He was posing and very active in the setting sun.

Handheld
Nikon D850 Nikon 200mm f/4 AF-D Macro ISO800 SB-400 flash.

No time for a tripod or extra gadgets. Put the camera together and shoot! :)

FUN!!!

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Jul 5, 2022 23:55:40 #

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great set.

Jul 5, 2022 23:58:36 #

Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Earnest Botello wrote:

Great set.

Thanks so much Earnest!!

Jul 6, 2022 00:27:33 #

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

What a beautiful set

Jul 6, 2022 01:09:15 #

Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Curmudgeon wrote:

What a beautiful set

Thank you sir! Every once in awhile a blind squirrel finds a nut. LOL

Jul 6, 2022 01:51:25 #

niteman3d Loc: South Central Pennsylvania, USA

We saw several very small ones at the end of May or the beginning of June and haven't seen any since. I was hoping for a bumper crop to help us with the Spotted Lanternfly invasion. Great shots!

Jul 6, 2022 02:18:21 #

Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA

niteman3d wrote:

We saw several very small ones at the end of May or the beginning of June and haven't seen any since. I was hoping for a bumper crop to help us with the Spotted Lanternfly invasion. Great shots!

Thank you. We have had these red variety and a couple of very large green ones over the years. They seem to come to my rose trees. I guess aphid hunting?

Jul 6, 2022 05:27:57 #

stillkickin Loc: Coastal Bend of Texas

Very nice. I haven't seen one in years.
Bill

Jul 6, 2022 05:58:54 #

nanaval Loc: Cornwall

Great shots...

Jul 6, 2022 06:00:01 #

Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx

Jul 6, 2022 09:09:10 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Jul 6, 2022 09:27:06 #

merrytexan Loc: georgia

Real Nikon Lover wrote:

My wife called me outside as she was watering the front yard. She spotted this little 3/4" friend near our rose trees sitting on an old oak whiskey barrel. He is a baby! He must be theoffspring of the other red mantis I found a last year on those same roses. He was posing and very active in the setting sun.

Handheld
Nikon D850 Nikon 200mm f/4 AF-D Macro ISO800 SB-400 flash.

No time for a tripod or extra gadgets. Put the camera together and shoot! :)

FUN!!!

Great shots...first red ones I have seen.

Jul 6, 2022 09:44:01 #

salawrence1 Loc: California

Great shots

Jul 6, 2022 10:15:35 #