Showing posts with label Doli fly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doli fly. Show all posts

Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Dragons and Bugs at Aldford river Dee june 2014

A quick  trip down to the river Dee at Aldford to see if any Clubtail Dragons can be found ,   i think they are quite ugly for a dragonfly but they are elusive and always nice to see.  my last trip failed to see any so i dont really expect to find any but its always worth a walk :)

Walking onto the river side path just past the Blue bridge i start to look in the first fields edge and amazingly i have spotted a female Common Clubtail , cant believe my luck sometimes :)  unfortunately its starting to spit with rain and the light levels are very low but i will do my best in the breeze to get a sharp image or 2 .




 as its cold i have moved it onto a plant for better picture but with the wind movement i just cant get a sharp image, so will try a finger shot............






 There are a few Banded Demoiselles but as usual i just cant get close to them , this is the best i have managed  today.


Continuing down the river there are hundreds of Scorpion flies , but the light is not good enough to get any decent sharp shots.   this is only one i have managed but it is not very sharp , time to put the mpe-65 lens and flash on now


                            That's better :D                   an  Aliens  head lol


Now i will just shoot a few flies then head off home.  loads of Doli flies   love their green eyes :)


these tiny flies are so difficult to photograph, they seem to react to the cameras pre flash and move before the image is taken , it is quite a common problem but i have managed a few good shots.




                                                                                just a fly 


                          a Clegg Horsefly , amazing eyes they have , so beautiful but deadly  lol


                                                              a focus stacked portrait


                that's a great way to finish the morning just as its started raining fairly heavy now.