Boss photos you've taken

[Bilbo]

The cold freeze has gone, and it's much warmer tonight, so I thought I would have a quick look in the garden (around 11pm-ish)..

There wasn't much in all honesty, but I managed 3 photo's.

First is a woodlice which I suspect is not the victim in the photo... As well as decaying wood, common rough woodlice feed on leaf litter, fungi, fallen fruit, dead animals and even faeces. They even eat their own excrement, an act known as coprophagy. I think this one is feeding on the spider, not the other way around...

Next up is the tail end of a scooting Katiannidae globular springtail. They are small (up to 6 mm) but very abundant. This one just didn't fancy a portrait though...

Third up is a fly on the garden fence - there were two, but the other turned away from the camera, so I stayed with this one.

Paul.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

The cold freeze has gone, and it's much warmer tonight, so I thought I would have a quick look in the garden (around 11pm-ish)..

There wasn't much in all honesty, but I managed 3 photo's.

First is a woodlice which I suspect is not the victim in the photo... As well as decaying wood, common rough woodlice feed on leaf litter, fungi, fallen fruit, dead animals and even faeces. They even eat their own excrement, an act known as coprophagy. I think this one is feeding on the spider, not the other way around...

Next up is the tail end of a scooting Katiannidae globular springtail. They are small (up to 6 mm) but very abundant. This one just didn't fancy a portrait though...

Third up is a fly on the garden fence - there were two, but the other turned away from the camera, so I stayed with this one.

Paul.

How the feck do you get a fly to sit that still...poo on the lens trap?

 

[Bilbo]

How the feck do you get a fly to sit that still...poo on the lens trap?

I'm a fly-whisperer....

Bilbo.

 

[bigjonny]

Not sure it fits the thread title, Ian Curtis’ handwritten lyrics of She’s Lost Control

 

[Bilbo]

Like most, this globular springtail didn't want to sit still, but instead kept meandering around making it a pain to capture in the best pose... Dicyrtomina saundersi is a small globular springtail around only 2 or 3 mm. It has quite distinctive markings of pale greeny yellow and maroon.

Paul.

 

[Runub]

Visited the Caminito del Rey (Malaga) the other day. Apparently used to be one of the most dangerous walks in the world until they installed a new path which is about one metre wide and pinned to the cliff face

 

[Bilbo]

The local brick croft reserve (well it's about 8 miles and twenty minutes away) has all the usual culprits and seeing as it's not the best time of year for macro, here are a few New Years Day wildlife photos.

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Paul.

 

[Bilbo]

This is one of the shorter legged opiliones - the Paroligolophus agrestis. It often lives in trees but can also be found in ground vegetation.

Paul.

 

[Bilbo]

Found this little brown beetle today - I think it is Notiophilus sp.

Paul.

 

[Bilbo]

Typical house spider, Eratigena sp. female in the garden amongst the leaf litter and stones on the ground. She has lovely eyes.

Paul.

 

[BNJ1878]

Not visited this thread for ages. It's wonderful.

@Bilbo, please take your macro lens to the Everton boardroom. It's the only hope we have of seeing a shred of Integrity.

 

[TexanToffee]

One of my favorite photos. Took this one while on a bike trail in Colorado.

 

[Bilbo]

My first 2 attempts at taking my new DJI Mini Pro 3 drone on it's inaugural flights. I'm astonished at how stable the drone is in flight. So I dared the dreaded first flight, and then a second.

My editing skills are not up to much, nor is my drone flying!

The Ribble Estuary, Preston:




Avenham Park is on the edge of the city of Preston in Lancashire (England).




Paul.

 

[kev]

My first 2 attempts at taking my new DJI Mini Pro 3 drone on it's inaugural flights. I'm astonished at how stable the drone is in flight. So I dared the dreaded first flight, and then a second.

My editing skills are not up to much, nor is my drone flying!

The Ribble Estuary, Preston:

I'm a bit disappointed that there's not a spider or a springtail in sight.
Actually they are very, very good, particularly for first attempts.
Christmas present?

 

[Bilbo]

Christmas present?

Won it in a Christmas prize draw @ Ephotozine