Well at last I have managed to get a post on, sorry for the long delay again, but this was due to a bereavement in the family. My wife's mother passed away two weeks ago, and the funeral did Not take place until last Monday so things seem to have been in limbo for a long time.
Anyway she was 93 years young and active right up to the day before she passed away in her sleep after a short admission to hospital.
So on to other topics, I did manage to get out on Wednesday morning with a trip up to Stithians Res, and though there were very few birds visible there was quite a lot of insect activity so spent a very enjoyable couple of hours poking around in the undergrowth.
Although still a novice at knowing what some of the insects are I do enjoy trying to identify them and this takes me a long time trolling through various books, and some only have Latin names so may not always be correct. (Still if you don't try you don't learn ).
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SPIDER ( Xysticus Cristatus ).
I'm so hungry, I know maybe if I dance I will attract breakfast.
BLOODY CRANES BILL.
BLUE-TAILED DAMSELFLY.
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SAWFLY (Tenthredo Mesomelas ).
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SCORPION FLY. ( Panorpa Communis ).
SPECKLED WOOD.
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SPIDER ( Tetragnatha Extensa )
It caught this fly just as I took the photo.
YELLOW DUNG FLY.
LOUSEWORT.
Sorry about your loss Mate,nice to see you posting again,great macro images.
ReplyDeleteLove the dancing spider,hope to see you out about,take care.
John.
Monty. My sincere condolence to you and the family on your recent loss.
ReplyDeleteSuper set of macro images and the Spider dancing made me chuckle.
So sorry to read of the loss of your mother-in-law Monty. She reached a very good age though and to remain active until the end is a great achievement. My sympathy to you all.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos of the insects and flowers. The 'dancing' spider was fun :-) Not sure if I have ever seen a Scorpion Fly but I have seen a few popping up on blogs recently. Those Yellow Dung Flies, which I saw a lot last year, are quite fearsome when looked at closely!
Sorry also to have missed commenting on some of your recent posts. Looking back though I particularly enjoyed seeing the Poplar Hawk Moth, what a beauty it is! I also enjoyed your garden Magpie. You are quite right, they are too easily overlooked simply because they are so familiar, very attractive and intelligent birds I think.
Some great images here love the detail you have captured.
ReplyDeleteGlad that you are back. Sorry to hear about the loss of your mother-in-law.
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