Daily Archives: August 12, 2024
Maine! Eastern Calligrapher
Eastern Calligrapher: Roger’s Pond Park, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, August 2024 — This is another tiny bug…it was a good day for them yesterday at Roger’s Pond. There were lots of these tiny (just about 1/4 inch) hover flies working the (invasive) Purple Loosestrife. This is the only shot I got with the wings open. I was debating making this a Pic for Today, but when I looked it up and saw the name I could no longer resist. Calligrapher! I wonder if it is called that because of the pattern on the back or because it draws letters in the air as it hovers around flowers? Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC VXD zoom at 115mm equivalent (the macro range on the Tamron, so this about half life size depending on what you are viewing it on…more than life size on anything larger than a phone. 🙂 Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Insect recognition auto focus. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! Tiny Dragons
Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly: Roger’s Pond Park, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, August 2024 — Among my favorite dragonflies, the diminutive Eastern Amberwing, is only the size of large bumblebee. They are not all that common in Southern Maine, but there are usually a few at Roger’s Pond this time of year. I think this is a male, due to the solid amber wings, and, indeed, if so I only saw males at the pond yesterday. The females may have been further out among the lily pads. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC VXD zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Insect recognition auto focus. Processed in Photomator.