Insects of the day (2)

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• Papi Jo Posts: 4,254

  July 2023

  Finally the Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral have arrived on my Echinacea today!

  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Sheps Posts: 2,236

  July 2023

  Really good @Papi Jo love the incoming Bee.

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• pitter-patter Posts: 2,429

  July 2023

  Me too. I love how the colour matches.

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• NormandyLiz Posts: 788

  July 2023

  Some fabulous insect shots! I've taken loads, I'll upload a few more later but for now, I am delighted to see a friend from last year back
  
  
  
  
  But never get your breakfast stuck on your tongue
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Alan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190

  July 2023

  i would submit that second shot to the Comedy Wildlife Photography competition!
  
  https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/
  

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• Sheps Posts: 2,236

  July 2023

  Wonderful images @NormandyLiz

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• wild edges Posts: 10,497

  July 2023

  I wonder how often moths get flowers stuck like that? It's an amazing photo and those moths are almost impossible to photograph at the best of times.

  If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  

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• NormandyLiz Posts: 788

  July 2023

  Alan Clark2 in Liverpool said:

  i would submit that second shot to the Comedy Wildlife Photography competition!
  
  https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/
  

  Do you know I nearly did after you said that, but even with the outsidest outside chance of winning I looked at the prize (a week's safari), which I wouldn't want to accept, nor would I want to travel to the UK for an award ceremony. 
  
  Instead my prize is that you enjoy my shot

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• SalixGold Posts: 450

  July 2023 edited July 2023

  There are other places - A week in Wildlife at the Guardian might love it.
  

  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/series/weekinwildlife

  
  

  Yours is much better than a bog standard bee shot they feature this week.
  

  
  

  
  
  

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• NormandyLiz Posts: 788

  July 2023

  Thank you @SalixGold. They seem to take their images from Shutterstock/Getty Images/etc. I get the impression someone scours the usual sources and picks out a few shots.
  
  The above one is fun but not technically brilliant (it could have done with a faster shutter speed). I've got others I prefer, one of the marigolds for example
  
  
  
  Oh I wish I had a 5:1 macro lens! Dream on.
  
  

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