Easier in Pairs - _TNY_0931
At this time of year, right next to the ditch betwee the forest and the (gravel) parking lot at the main entrance to the Tyresta National Park (ie not the one I typically visit) there is a multitude of green tiger beetles (Cicindela campestris) trying to find a mate and bury their eggs in the ground.
Tiger beetle life is built on speed and they are pretty much always jumpy, but when hooking up like these two, it is actually a bit easier to get close. The tricky part (apart from the sneaking) is to line up the focus plane so you get an eye on each of them in focus which sorta worked here.
Easier in Pairs - _TNY_0931
At this time of year, right next to the ditch betwee the forest and the (gravel) parking lot at the main entrance to the Tyresta National Park (ie not the one I typically visit) there is a multitude of green tiger beetles (Cicindela campestris) trying to find a mate and bury their eggs in the ground.
Tiger beetle life is built on speed and they are pretty much always jumpy, but when hooking up like these two, it is actually a bit easier to get close. The tricky part (apart from the sneaking) is to line up the focus plane so you get an eye on each of them in focus which sorta worked here.