White Mill

I have visited White Mill over the last few weeks, which always seems to be a good place to find bugs to macro. This time around the weather has been unseasonally cold so I think the emergence of beetles etc has been put on hold (or hiding away) so most of the pictures here are of flies, and a very unusual one that I have not seen before.

The unusual one being that of a Thick-headed fly (Myopa buccata)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuiko Olympus OM 38mm F2.8 macro lens at F16. Fuji Velvia 50 slide film. Wide angle flash on T28 macro flash.

I also found a Nomada bee, also seems to be known as a Cuckoo bee, and appear to rest by using their jaws to clamp to leaves as shown in a couple of these shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuiko Olympus OM 38mm F2.8 macro lens at F16. Fuji Velvia 50 slide film. Wide angle flash on T28 macro flash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuiko Olympus OM 38mm F2.8 macro lens at F16. Fuji Velvia 50 slide film. Wide angle flash on T28 macro flash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuiko Olympus OM 38mm F2.8 macro lens at F16. Fuji Velvia 50 slide film. Wide angle flash on T28 macro flash

Next up is 2 shots of a hoverfly & 1 of a fly (unknown species)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuiko Olympus OM 38mm F2.8 macro lens at F16. Fuji Sensia 200 slide film. Wide angle flash on T28 macro flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuiko Olympus OM 38mm F2.8 macro lens at F16. Fuji Sensia 200 slide film. Wide angle flash on T28 macro flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuiko Olympus OM 38mm F2.8 macro lens at F16. Fuji Sensia 200 slide film. Wide angle flash on T28 macro flash.

and finally 2 shots of a Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuiko Olympus OM 38mm F2.8 macro lens at F16. Fuji Sensia 200 slide film. Wide angle flash on T28 macro flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuiko Olympus OM 80mm F4 macro lens at F11. Fuji Sensia 200 slide film. Wide angle flash on T28 macro flash.

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