Mixed Some random stuff from the last couple of weeks

[Uncle Kevriano]

A few random subjects from outings and my garden and moth trapping. ID on each as ever.

Swallowtail Butterfly. It's been a very poor year for this species, thanks to a long drought at the end of last year.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 640

Cockchafer Beetle (from the moth trap)

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/18
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 80

Yellow-Bowed Smoothwing Hoverfly

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/18
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 125

Common Tern with his eye on his next fish

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 541.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 320

Egyptian Goose. Zoom in, he has an arachnid passenger on his head. Got to love that resolution.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 320

Drinker Moth Caterpillar. Even at f20 I'm losing the far extremities, hence the ARV being on radar.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/20
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

Giant Silver Diving Beetle. Scared the crap out of the wife when it got out of the moth trap, where it shouldn't have been. Our biggest beetle at near 3 inches long. It made a hell of a thud against the window

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/16
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

Summer Chafer Beetle. Another trap invader. Hairy bastard.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/16
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

Large Skipper

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 800

Pond Skaters in cop. Look how the male is holding her

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1000

Black Tailed Skimmer

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[Brownie]

Nice shots.

The two in the middle aren't insects.

Thought you should know...

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Thanks Tim. Yes I am aware, they are random, but then Beetles aren't insects, they are just bloody ugly and weird.

 

[Brownie]

Thanks Tim. Yes I am aware, they are random, but then Beetles aren't insects, they are just bloody ugly and weird.

Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (/koʊliːˈɒptərə/), in the superorder Endopterygota.

And I got that from Wikipedia, so you know darn well it's accurate!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Well I stand corrected then. They are still bloody ugly and weird. Fkn big insects!

 

[Brownie]

Speaking of ugly and weird beatles...

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Speaking of ugly and weird beatles...

He and I share 2 things, We are both drummers and both born on July 7th. There ends similarities, as he is stinking rich and I am not.

 

[spudhead]

nice Kev but keep the spider to yourself mate