Angular-wing Lacewing
I had deliberately gone down the back to photograph the flowers on a Stephanotis vine I have growing down there when I noticed this lacewing. I had never seen one of these Angular-wing Lacewings before and thought that this lacewing may have just emerged and needed to 'warm up' before its wings opened properly - it was about 7am.
I patiently waited two and half hours thinking its wings would open and I would be able to get a good photo of the colours - then it took off for the fourth time and I couldn't believe my luck as it had perched itself about 4ft off the ground. All my other photos were taken about 2ft above the ground and it was a bit of a nightmare for me to get down that low. So I grabbed my camera and ...oh NO ... a bird grabbed the lacewing!!!!!
Hmmm guess that is why it had been so close to the ground.
Angular-wing Lacewing
I had deliberately gone down the back to photograph the flowers on a Stephanotis vine I have growing down there when I noticed this lacewing. I had never seen one of these Angular-wing Lacewings before and thought that this lacewing may have just emerged and needed to 'warm up' before its wings opened properly - it was about 7am.
I patiently waited two and half hours thinking its wings would open and I would be able to get a good photo of the colours - then it took off for the fourth time and I couldn't believe my luck as it had perched itself about 4ft off the ground. All my other photos were taken about 2ft above the ground and it was a bit of a nightmare for me to get down that low. So I grabbed my camera and ...oh NO ... a bird grabbed the lacewing!!!!!
Hmmm guess that is why it had been so close to the ground.