Category Archives: macro photography
08.11.2020 Katydid say I could make this portrait
Maybe a different or possibly the same Fork-tailed Bush Katydid-Scudderia furcata I previously posted. Just hanging out on one of our milkweed leaves waiting for dark and the concert to begin. Handheld with the 40D plus twin flash.
08.11.2020 Another Day, Another Skipper
Two different skipper species ties my annual record in the yard. Maybe they don’t visit the yard all that often or I just might not be looking at the right time. But it was a delight to have a pair … Continue reading
08.10.2020 Harlequin Webworm Moth
I’ve had these visit our boneset flowers for a long time. Well, a long time ago for a long time. The plant is starting to reestablish itself and they, along with many other insects, are returning too. Diathrausta harlequinalis This … Continue reading
08.08.2020 Glinda the good mosquito
Not exactly a good witch but not a bad mosquito either. Elephant mosquitoes-Toxorhynchites rutilus don’t pursue blood meals but sip flower nectar such as that of this Boneset Thoroughwort-Eupatorium perfoliatum. Although it looks to be in danger, the Leather Bug aka … Continue reading
08.07.2020 My world turned upside down
because I didn’t notice that this morning’s early post was #1550. I had meant to mark the occasion but then forgot. It was 3:17 a.m. so I have that as an excuse. That makes this #1551. Green Stink Bug nymph- Chinavia … Continue reading
08.06.2020 Northern Flatid Planthopper
I spent a bit of time this morning in the wet meadow where I find the grass pinks. Of course they are long since passed, but there were a few insects found and this is the first I’ll be posting. … Continue reading
08.03.2020 Monday Macro- A couple of bug buds on a pod
A pair of mating Milkweed Bugs-Lygaeus kalmii in an unusual position on a milkweed pod. Usually they mate rear to rear. The one on the left does seem rather fond of its partner. Evidence of the twin flash can be … Continue reading
08.02.2020 Sweet Sunday Skipper
Things are starting to pick up in the yard. While walking around I noticed this Least Skipper-Ancyloxypha numitor on a grass blade near all the wood chips from the wood pile that is waiting to be split. Tough on the … Continue reading
08.01.2020 Well, I went and Katydid it
What I went and did was acquire a twin flash unit which is semi-permanently attached to my 40D and 100 macro. At 1/250 sec I can actually hold still long enough to capture a sharp image. Shooting in the yard … Continue reading
07.30.2020 Yellow-collared Scape Moth
While photographing the Dogbane Beetles the other day, I came across this moth also on the dogbane and managed just this one shot. Even had it stuck around, I doubt I could have got a side view without rustling the … Continue reading
