Clip Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 My husband and I were killing some time yesterday late afternoon and stopped at a nearby birding hot spot. As you can probably tell I never just bird. Any way I spotted what I thought might be a Tiger Beetle it flew but then this one caught my eye. It did not fly but it did not hold still either and unlike most of the tiger beetles I encounter it moved into cover. I got these not great photos. I do not have a book for iding Tiger Beetles as I'm not willing to spend $80.00 for one. I looked around online a bit without finding a match. I'm not even sure this is a Tiger Beetle. Does any one here have an idea what it might be? Taken in NE Florida. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 20 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: Haven't gone ode-ing much this year. That’s pretty much all I’ve been doing this summer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Do butterflys count? Thick-tipped Greta 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: That’s pretty much all I’ve been doing this summer! So are they Flame Skimmers or Neon Skimmers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Jerry Friedman said: So are they Flame Skimmers or Neon Skimmers? Oh, those? I haven’t been able to photograph them. They never land!! Ever! ? But even though I haven’t been able to photograph them, I’m almost certain that they’re Flame Skimmers, not Neon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: Do butterflys count? Totally! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 9 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: Do butterflys count? Thick-tipped Greta Gorgeous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Oh, those? I haven’t been able to photograph them. They never land!! Ever! ? But even though I haven’t been able to photograph them, I’m almost certain that they’re Flame Skimmers, not Neon. Hm. Around here, Flame Skimmers perch a lot. You're almost making me wonder whether they're Red Saddlebags, though they don't fit the description you gave before. Not to waste any of your time, but it is possible for a patient person to get an identifiable picture of a dragonfly in flight if it's patrolling in a fairly small area. Set the zoom so the dragonfly will be small in the picture. Either put your camera in burst mode, or take video. Whichever you do, try to follow the motion of the dragonfly. The idea is that by coincidence, the camera might be moving with the same velocity vector as the dragonfly in one picture. Then just look through a few hundred pictures, or step through the video frame by frame and take a screen shot if you find a good one. (Sorry about the King Crimson link. I couldn't help it.) Edited June 25, 2021 by Jerry Friedman clarify 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) Odes from today, tightly cropped the way Odonata Central likes them: Male Springwater Dancer. There were 5,271,009 individuals present. Two females landed on my hand, but I didn't manage to photograph them. This one I encouraged to get onto my hand (but his wing was already bent--I'm not responsible). And yes, he had mites--most of the individuals of this species I photographed did. Red Rock Skimmer. This is the only place in the county where they're recorded from. Male Pale Snaketail with sphecid wasp prey. Female American Rubyspot. Male Sooty Dancer. Edited June 25, 2021 by Jerry Friedman 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 20 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: Do butterflys count? Of course, butterflies count! I even have a life list of them. They are the only other life list I keep though I have thought about starting one herps and Tiger Beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Being the last post on a page has it's disadvantages. Not a single like for any of the last 3 on page 22? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Oh my what big eyes you have-Horse Fly 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Eastern Pinebarrens Tiger Beetle 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Swarthy Skipper-Florida 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Posting a few ''bug'' related photos...nests and other buggy-made things. ? Hornet's nest 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I think this is an egg case [OOTHECA] of a Praying Mantis. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Paper Wasp's nest 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Oak tree gall 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 ? / 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) ? / maybe a spider's egg sac/nest Edited June 27, 2021 by lonesome55dove 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 ? / holes made by Carpenter bees or Mason bees 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Sand pit trap / made by a Doodlebug/Antlion 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I'm going to get in on the fun here starting with some butterflies that I could use some help with IDs on. skipper? (Seattle) skipper? (Nebraska) ? (Seattle) Indra Swallowtail? (Iowa) sulphur? (Michigan) Anna's Blue? (Washington) fritillary? (Wyoming) wood-nymph? (Michigan) wood-nymph? (Wyoming) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 The second one is one of the few skippers I can identify: Silver-spotted Skipper. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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