Fluidr / Brody J's photos and videos sorted randomly

Proboscis, Much? ~Southern Bee-Fly (Bombylius varius)

A Nikon D5600 — 1/200s ƒ/8 ISO 200 at 400 mm

N 9 B 352 C 6 E Mar 22, 2020 F Mar 24, 2020

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This was a 'lifer' species of Bee-fly for me, the other day...it first briefly nectared on the crabapple blossoms before landing on this leaf! It can certainly socially distance itself from flowers with that very long proboscis!

No Paper Tiger~ Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)

A Nikon D7200 — 1/250s ƒ/11 ISO 100 at 55 mm

N 15 B 312 C 9 E May 21, 2019 F May 27, 2019

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Enjoying the Christmas Day Sunshine~ White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

A Nikon D5600 — 1/250s ƒ/8 ISO 125 at 400 mm

N 18 B 277 C 6 E Dec 25, 2022 F Dec 27, 2022

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Fresh Eggs~ Spiny Oakworm Moth Eggs (Anisota stigma)

A Nikon D5600 — 1/200s ƒ/16 ISO 125 at 55 mm

N 18 B 321 C 13 E Aug 5, 2022 F Aug 6, 2022

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They say a mother's work is never done...and I think the mother that deposited this brood of eggs really outdid herself!
See below for a Spiny Oakworm Moth with a much smaller batch of eggs...

Reddish Egret Night at the Brody Joe Ranch

A Nikon D7100 — 1/1250s ƒ/5.6 ISO 200 at 340 mm

N 11 B 348 C 5 E Nov 15, 2015 F Nov 18, 2015

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