YouCanTooWhat a way to send your Birthday
Canon R7 - Canon RF 100-400mm lens
#Photo #Photography #Bees #Insects #Weeds #Knapweed #Teasel #QueenAnnesLace #Damselfly #Bumblebee #Closeups #MILC #Morrorless #CanonR7 #RF100-400mm #GiMP
JoachimDie Westliche Weidenjungfer - im Bild ein Männchen, das die Sonne genießt - unterscheidet sich von den anderen Libellen aus der Familie der Binsenjungfern (Lestidae) durch die hellen Flügelmale und die grüne zapfenförmige Zeichnung auf der Brustseite.
Über die Art in #Hessen: https://t1p.de/wweidjgf
#Libelle #Fotografie #Natur #Taunus #Inseken #Chalcolestes #Lestidae #Chalcolestesviridis #willowemeralddamselfly #westernwillowspreadwing #Zygoptera #damselfly #photography #nature #insects
Dr N KarDamselfly, seen last week around local reservoir in the Great Lakes area, species unknown.
#damselfly #dragonfly #insect #wildlife #nature #photography
Bea Leiderman
Noch ein Foto von einem Männchen der Südlichen Binsenjungfer. Diese zarten Tiere fallen erst auf den zweiten Blick auf. Ihr Name ist irreführend: Es sind geschickte Jäger, sowohl erwachsen - hier im Bild - als auch als Larven im Wasser. Wie alle Libellen. - Mehr über die Art in #Hessen: https://t1p.de/sbinsenj
#Libelle #Fotografie #Natur #Taunus #Inseken #Lestes #Lestidae #Lestesbarbarus #southernemeralddamselfly #shyemeralddamselfly #Zygoptera #damselfly #photography #nature #insects
Innen dunkle, außen helle Flügelmale - Pterostigmen - sind Kennzeichen für die Südliche Binsenjungfer. Diese Art scheint sich an einem neu angelegten Teich im Taunus auf über 360 Metern Höhe häuslich einzurichten.
Mehr über die Art in #Hessen: https://t1p.de/sbinsenj
#Libelle #Fotografie #Natur #Taunus #Inseken #Lestes #Lestidae #Lestesbarbarus #southernemeralddamselfly #shyemeralddamselfly #Zygoptera #damselfly #photography #nature #insects
GopalCoromandel Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion coromandelianum)
An pic from my archives
#photography #nature #damselfly #canon #gimp #sigma
An pic from my archives
#photography #nature #damselfly #canon #gimp #sigma
Ein Weibchen der Großen Pechlibelle besticht mit interessanter Färbung: Das Schwarz ist beim Namen nicht verwunderlich und das hellblaue neunte Hinterleibssegment haben auch die Männchen, doch das Rosa an Kopf und Brust (Thorax) ist gewagt.
Mehr über I. elegans in Hessen hier nachzulesen: https://ogy.de/ce7w
#Libelle #Fotografie #Natur #Hessen #Inseken #Ischnura #Ischnuraelegans #Pechlibelle #Zygoptera #damselfly #bluetaileddamselfly #photography #nature #insects #hesse
Kees Guequierre
Maikel de BakkerSummer’s Small Wonders
It’s been an intense week job hunting—stressful, but necessary. When the tension builds, I return to my medicine: walking and photography. This time of year, midsummer, wildlife can be scarce. So I turned my attention to the smaller residents of the Kampina near Oisterwijk.
With my Canon 5D Mark III and MP-E macro lens, I captured a common honeybee at work. Then a Calopteryx splendens—known in Dutch as the weidebeekjuffer—its metallic blues shimmering in the sun. A gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) with weathered wings reminded me that beauty exists in imperfection. Another posed with wings closed, its patterned eyes giving the illusion of a cross-eyed stare—an optical quirk of insect anatomy.
A small emerald moth (Hemistola chrysoprasaria) rested among blooming heath (Calluna vulgaris), a gentle hint that summer’s edge is near. Nearby, four perfectly shaped green leaves formed the silhouette of a butterfly—nature’s accidental mimicry.
Switching to my Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 100–400mm, I explored further. After a week of rain, the forest floor has begun to transform—mushrooms emerging like quiet sculptures. These fruiting bodies of fungi are not just beautiful; they are vital recyclers, returning nutrients to the soil and supporting entire ecosystems.
Next up: a closer look at the “wonderful world of fungus.” Until then, I’ll keep walking, keep noticing, and keep sharing.
#MacroPhotography #Canon5DMarkIII #Canon7DMarkII #Sigma100400 #MPE65mm #WildlifeMacro #NatureCloseUp #InsectPhotography #BeePhotography #Damselfly #CalopteryxSplendens #Weidebeekjuffer #ButterflyPhotography #PyroniaTithonus #GatekeeperButterfly #SmallEmeraldMoth #HemistolaChrysoprasaria #HeathFlowers #CallunaVulgaris #LeafMimicry #NaturePatterns #SummerNature #Kampina #Oisterwijk #DutchNature #Biodiversity #InsectMacro #Pollinators #WildlifeOfTheNetherlands #InsectsOfInstagram #MothOrButterfly #NatureObservation #CloseUpNature #MacroMagic #SmallWorldBigBeauty
It’s been an intense week job hunting—stressful, but necessary. When the tension builds, I return to my medicine: walking and photography. This time of year, midsummer, wildlife can be scarce. So I turned my attention to the smaller residents of the Kampina near Oisterwijk.
With my Canon 5D Mark III and MP-E macro lens, I captured a common honeybee at work. Then a Calopteryx splendens—known in Dutch as the weidebeekjuffer—its metallic blues shimmering in the sun. A gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) with weathered wings reminded me that beauty exists in imperfection. Another posed with wings closed, its patterned eyes giving the illusion of a cross-eyed stare—an optical quirk of insect anatomy.
A small emerald moth (Hemistola chrysoprasaria) rested among blooming heath (Calluna vulgaris), a gentle hint that summer’s edge is near. Nearby, four perfectly shaped green leaves formed the silhouette of a butterfly—nature’s accidental mimicry.
Switching to my Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 100–400mm, I explored further. After a week of rain, the forest floor has begun to transform—mushrooms emerging like quiet sculptures. These fruiting bodies of fungi are not just beautiful; they are vital recyclers, returning nutrients to the soil and supporting entire ecosystems.
Next up: a closer look at the “wonderful world of fungus.” Until then, I’ll keep walking, keep noticing, and keep sharing.
#MacroPhotography #Canon5DMarkIII #Canon7DMarkII #Sigma100400 #MPE65mm #WildlifeMacro #NatureCloseUp #InsectPhotography #BeePhotography #Damselfly #CalopteryxSplendens #Weidebeekjuffer #ButterflyPhotography #PyroniaTithonus #GatekeeperButterfly #SmallEmeraldMoth #HemistolaChrysoprasaria #HeathFlowers #CallunaVulgaris #LeafMimicry #NaturePatterns #SummerNature #Kampina #Oisterwijk #DutchNature #Biodiversity #InsectMacro #Pollinators #WildlifeOfTheNetherlands #InsectsOfInstagram #MothOrButterfly #NatureObservation #CloseUpNature #MacroMagic #SmallWorldBigBeauty
Paul Jackson