What is buzzing or flying near you today??

He`s a big `un :eek:

 

Super pics everyone :thumb:

Paladin - what a brilliant shot!

Pip - he's well camoflauged, lucky you to find him!

Shiney - awh, poor thing! :( (think it is a Southern Hawker - about the only one I can recognize)

 

Hey Pal thats a terrific shot,it's a Speckled bush cricket (I.eptophyes punctatissima )

Shiney your lucky running into money like that.:D

 

Are they common walnut? It's a new one on me:confused:

:D:D

 

Pal they are frequently seen down south and widespread on the continent we never see them up here, they have very short wings and cann't fly.

 

Took these today, had to hold the flower stem with one hand and hold the camera with the other as he kept turning round.





Alfie

 

Great shots, Ace, and the detail on the second one is brilliant :thumb:

 

Does it for me AoS
Can I ask what lens you are using?
robert

 

The camera is a Konica Minolta Dimage 7i which has a fixed lens 28mm to 200mm with a 2x digital zoom and a macro setting at 28 and 200. Its a Minolta GT lens 1:2.8-3.5 APO


Hope that helps.

Alfie

 

Beautiful pics. Ace.
Well Done.

 

Ace that was so real looking i felt as though i could have stroked it. Fantastic pics!!. 02

 

Excellent close ups Ace :thumb:

Here is a picture of a speckled wood sat on my hosta yesterday

 

Lovely photo Pip, the only butterflies I get in my garden are cabbage whites. I think I'll have to have a look and see what plants I need to attract them in, I have a Buddleia bush in the wild corner but it's so late in flowering that all the butterlies are gone before it flowers.

Alfie

 

What a lovely shot, Pip, and that light green leaf sets the butterfly off beautifully.

Just found this green Shield Bug on the hollyhock and obviously having a good chomp -