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"Isn't it marvellous that you can be taking a bird in flight one minute and the next be capturing an insect 1.6m away"Latticed Heath Moth, R5+RF100-500mm. Isn't it marvellous that you can be taking a bird in flight one minute and the next be capturing an insect 1.6m away at near macro the next with the same lens!
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Female Adonis Blue
Be careful with the rosemary beetle, it will breed quickly and destroy the lavender plants. A handheld vacuum works well with large infestations.R5 + RF 100 2.8 L macro
The first three images are uncropped. The blossom has a diameter about 40mm.
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And a cropped of the last:
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All with servo AF as Canon suggests.
Sadly it is not my own garden but the botanical garden of our local university. And first I have seen this beetle a few years ago. Seems to late to avoid breeding.Be careful with the rosemary beetle
Great shot! But why "beetle"? Looks like kind of bee to me.Has anyone noticed the second wasp in the second picture?
Thanks @Click and @koenkooi !
Sadly it is not my own garden but the botanical garden of our local university. And first I have seen this beetle a few years ago. Seems to late to avoid breeding.
Wool carder bee:
R5 + RF100 @ 1/2000s, f/9, Iso3200
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