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I've seen only two damselflies this year (both of which zipped off at 100mph before I even got near them), until yesterday when I visited the RSPB reserve in Lochwinnoch, where there were many. However, the ones yesterday were also speedy damselflies, and I didn't get close to many. This poor one was flying around, but it seemed to have a problem with its abdomen (it was bent at a funny angle), which is probably why I managed to get a couple of photos---I didn't bother it for long though, as I was sure it would rather have flown off, but maybe wasn't feeling great.
Soldier fly Sargus bipunctatus. The "Autumn" soldier fly. Sitting on an azalea. Focus stacked using zerene
I have not made a lot of these insect macros. I had the macro lens on for another purpose and at that moment decided to photograph this common fly.
I thought it was not bad so decided to put this on Flickr.
This Tortoiseshell managed to find a space to feed between the Soldier beetles, only to get bounced off by an aggressive wasp...
A male Drepanothrips reuteri found in Great Wood near Battle. Additional pictures below show 6-segmented antennae and the distinctive pair of black drepanae at rear end.
These hoverflies hover in one place for a second or so and then rush to the next spot with amazing speed. I had of course also noticed the many swallows in the garden. So here I was happily snapping at this hoverfly.. focus, re-focus, re-focus again. And then, looking through my viewfinder, I heard a slight whir and my image suddenly went green. It took me a second to realize that a swallow had just snatched the hoverfly some 30 centimeters in front of me.. by the time I looked up, it was 30 meters away already. Their speed (and accuracy) is amazing! And no, I did not manage to capture the moment on photo. Who knows one day.. sigh.
São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.