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Slim pickings in Glasgow of late.
IMG_9057 by Allan Jones, on Flickr
IMG_9007 by Allan Jones, on Flickr
I do have an Osmia bicornis (Red Mason bee) female living in one of my external walls, but the bugger is too quick to get a decent picture of.
IMG_9057 by Allan Jones, on Flickr
IMG_9007 by Allan Jones, on Flickr
I do have an Osmia bicornis (Red Mason bee) female living in one of my external walls, but the bugger is too quick to get a decent picture of.
Set up the tripod with remote release and got a few pics, not overly happy with them, the depth of field was a bit of an issue combined with how quick she was.
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
Osmia bicornis by Allan Jones, on Flickr
A couple from the other night shot with Sony A7Rii and 90mm 
Greenbottle (Lucilia sericata) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Greenbottle (Lucilia sericata) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Great shots DibblyDobbler,
I've been trying to get a few bees in flight
DSC_5301 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
DSC_5111 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
and also found a green bottle (wish they'd turned around), all proving tricky to get
DSC_5615-Edit by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
I've been trying to get a few bees in flight
DSC_5301 by Dave Goodhand, on FlickrDSC_5111 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickrand also found a green bottle (wish they'd turned around), all proving tricky to get
DSC_5615-Edit by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
Bee Fly (Bombyliidae), this morning ......
Nikon D500, Nikon 70-200 f4 @ 70mm, with Raynox DCR-150 and ring flash attached. 1/250th, f14, ISO-200, -0.3 step.
DSC_6551 (3) by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
DSC_6561 (2) by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr
Nikon D500, Nikon 70-200 f4 @ 70mm, with Raynox DCR-150 and ring flash attached. 1/250th, f14, ISO-200, -0.3 step.
DSC_6551 (3) by Glynn Hobbs, on FlickrDSC_6561 (2) by Glynn Hobbs, on FlickrYou are getting *way* too good at these Glynn! 
A first for me and quite rare up here in Scotland
Fork Tailed Flower Bee (Anthophora furcata) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
A first for me and quite rare up here in Scotland
Fork Tailed Flower Bee (Anthophora furcata) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Nothing like most of the images on here, more record shots than macro works of art, but a couple of interesting bugs from last weekend. The bee was particularly small and both beetles were entirely new to me (the click beetle was eventually ID'd by a curator at the NHM). The burying beetle photo has two slow worms in it as well, one alive (right) the other dead. The dead one was the reason the burying beetles were there. The mites on the beetles hitch a ride to the carcass and cause no harm to their host.
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana by Mike Gardiner, on link.photo
Burying (or Sexton) Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo by Mike Gardiner, on link.photo
Click Beetle Agrypnus murinus by Mike Gardiner, on link.photo
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana by Mike Gardiner, on link.photo
Burying (or Sexton) Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo by Mike Gardiner, on link.photo
Click Beetle Agrypnus murinus by Mike Gardiner, on link.photo
And some from this weekend. The orchid was found about 30 seconds after I'd mentioned to my family that i was getting annoyed at other local photographers posting photos of the orchids that they'd found as I'd never even seen one! 
Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii by Mike Gardiner
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula by Mike Gardiner
Ringlet Butterfly Aphantopus hyperantus by Mike Gardiner
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus by Mike Gardiner
Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii by Mike Gardiner
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula by Mike Gardiner
Ringlet Butterfly Aphantopus hyperantus by Mike Gardiner
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus by Mike Gardiner
^^^ good work, love the first one 
Got this with Sony A7Rii, 90mm and Raynox 150
Forever Blowing Bubbles by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Got this with Sony A7Rii, 90mm and Raynox 150
Forever Blowing Bubbles by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Evening all.
Been having a go with the flash for the 1st time in the backyard, seems to be a lot of bees about in the last few days D500 & Tamron 90mm Macro
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DSC_8576 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
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DSC_8601 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
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DSC_8525 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
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DSC_8533 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
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6 without flash DSC_8550 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
DSC_8200 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
Been having a go with the flash for the 1st time in the backyard, seems to be a lot of bees about in the last few days D500 & Tamron 90mm Macro
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DSC_8576 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr2
DSC_8601 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr3
DSC_8525 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr4
DSC_8533 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr5
6 without flash DSC_8550 by Dave Goodhand, on FlickrDSC_8200 by Dave Goodhand, on FlickrGassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff