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

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Twin Lakes Ranch
Central Texas

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

 

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

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We did not inherit Mother Earth from our ancestors...... we have borrowed Her from our descendants.
Chief Seattle (paraphrased)

Is that an Eight Spotted Skimmer?

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.

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Twin Lakes Ranch
Central Texas

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

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New for 2010: horned lark, prairie falcon, red-necked grebe, bewick's wren, snow bunting

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!)

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We did not inherit Mother Earth from our ancestors...... we have borrowed Her from our descendants.
Chief Seattle (paraphrased)

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

 

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Posted by Charlie

Canon EOS 20D DSLR with
Sigma 80-400mm Ultrazoom w/Stabilizer or
Canon 28-135mm Zoom

Can anyone ID this?

And my favorite pic:

 

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Lifers: 135

Recent additions: Hermit Thrush, Field Sparrow, Purple Finch, Black-throated Green Warbler
Favorites: Osprey, American Kestrel, Reddish Egret

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

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Twin Lakes Ranch
Central Texas

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.

here is a green dragonfly I shot last year

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In loving memory of Nancy my darling wife of 10 years who passed away on Monday November the 16th 2009 after an illness

My photo gallery http://thekiwi.org/photography/index.php

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!

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

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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We did not inherit Mother Earth from our ancestors...... we have borrowed Her from our descendants.
Chief Seattle (paraphrased)