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[T_L_Bryant]

I shot what was there.  They do fly.  Shot with same old rig.

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[luv2bird]

Excellent photo TL. Do you take photos of Dragon or Damselflies too?

 

[Bird Brain]

I must admit, sometimes I take photos of things other than birds too.

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[luv2bird]

Is that an Eight Spotted Skimmer?

[T_L_Bryant]

Yes, I do.  My wife loves the butterflies and dragonflies, so I take some pics for her---well, I like them too.  Nice pic.  I have one of those too, but it is not as sharp as yours.

[Seattle]

My bug isn't very pretty - we don' have a lot of butterflys up here.

[Bird Brain]

luv2bird:

Is that an Eight Spotted Skimmer?

That's what it is. (Actually, I didn't know until you asked and I looked it up!)

[GooberMax]

Kewl...bugpix!  Here's one of mine, a gulf fritillary on a thistle (accompanied by a metallic green bee):

 

[Goose]

Can anyone ID this?

And my favorite pic:

 

[T_L_Bryant]

Goose, that is a very worn Swallowtail, I believe.  Nice bee pic.

[luv2bird]

Great shots there. I love the metallic green bee. I've tried to get Hover Flies but need a better camera. I want to learn more about butterflies, Dragon and Damselflies. The ones I've photographed need to labeled.

[thekiwi]

here is a green dragonfly I shot last year

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[luv2bird]

Kiwi what a great shot, and it's got eyes in the back of its head, so it has to be a mother! LOL

TL, pls share some w/us of the bugs!

[Photgog]

It is a nice shot Kiwi...

I took a shot of a bug too.  This one a wasp actually digging into a flower stem for the nectar.

When a guy/gal armed with a camera goes out for a shoot... birds may be the target... but I and I think WE will photograph anything that is worthy.

Fraser

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[Bird Brain]

And, if it don't fly but crawls..... Fla. Timber Rattler. This one was close to 6 ft. long and had 12 rattlers and a button. Taken in north-central Fla. in Oct. 2008.

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[Goose]

Great shot Bird Brain!

Compared to yours, this snake is a wimp, but my mom still freaked out when she saw it! 

 

[zoutedrop]

Bugs, bring em on!

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[luv2bird]

That was a face only mama could love.

[Bird Brain]

"Hmmmmmmmmmm....not sure what it is, but if it gets within tongue range I'll give it a try"!!

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[susanwinfl]

Great Pics everyone, thanks for sharing!  Here's 3 of mine.

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