{"id":19671,"date":"2024-08-12T06:39:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19671"},"modified":"2024-08-12T06:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:39:39","slug":"maine-eastern-calligrapher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19671","title":{"rendered":"Maine! Eastern Calligrapher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"19670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=19670\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1554&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1554\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1723368854&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;77&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc05752-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?fit=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?fit=904%2C703&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?resize=904%2C703&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-19670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C796&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?resize=768%2C597&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1193&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?resize=904%2C702&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc05752-1.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Calligrapher: Roger\u2019s Pond Park, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, August 2024 \u2014 This is another tiny bug\u2026it was a good day for them yesterday at Roger\u2019s 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\u2026more than life size on anything larger than a phone. \ud83d\ude42 Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Insect recognition auto focus. 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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. 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