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Astata boops (what a name lol)
Also know as the Shieldbug wasp as the Shieldbug is their main prey
Nikon Z9 and Z105mm
SS1/3200 F9 ISO3200

Does anyone NEED pro capture on their camera?

Look at my pretty wing
Common blue (I think)
Nikon Z9 Sony 70-200mm f4 OSS (Viltrox adapter)
SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200

Bee seen.
Love their faces 😍
Nikon Z9 and Z 105mm macro
SS1/3200 F9 ISO3200

Flight of the Ladybird
I know when they unfurl their wings it looks awkward but I’m not sure if some of this awkwardness is down to rolling shutter in the camera as this looks totally wrong lol. Nice to see a view from above though.
Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm
SS1/3200 F8 ISO2500

A fair shot in the field
Fieldfare in flight
Nikon Z9 and 800mm pf
SS1/2000 F7.1 ISO500

Fantastic beasts and where to find them.
Azure Damselfly/ Coenagrion puella snatching a Crane fly/ Nephrotoma cornicina from the water while flying
Canon R5 and RF 100-500mm L IS at 500mm
SS1/3200 F8 ISO1250

What is in the Hornets mouth!?
Hornets really are formidable warriors and will bring back so many different insects to their nests.
Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm
SS1/2000 F6.3 ISO5000

Bombus lucorum.
White tailed bumblebee
Nikon Z8 and Z 105mm macro
SS1/3200 F10 ISO3200

I get just as excited as a birder when I realise that I’ve shot a new species that I haven’t before. This hoverfly is Cheilosia bergenstammi a type of Blacklet.
Nikon Z8 and Z 105mm macro
SS1/3200 F10 ISO3200

Ammophila sabulosa is a little bit Fabulosa!
Red-belted Sand Wasp
Remember it’s not what lens you use, it’s how you use it 👌🏿.
Nikon Z8 and Nikon Z 400mm V/R
SS1/3200 F9 ISO2500

Sister Sedge?
I (think) this is a female Sedge warbler
Canon R5 and 600mm f4L IS ii usm
SS1/3200 F4 ISO1250

What’s the difference between a butterfly and a moth?
Canon R5 and 100-400mm L IS USM
SS1/3200 F6.3 ISO320

My first proper test in the sun for an hour yesterday with my new 50-200mm f2.8 on the OM1 mkii. To say I’m impressed with the lens and teleconverters combined for all around wildlife is an understatement but I’m really pumped for the macro flight capabilities 😍👌🏿
3:lens only, 1+3/: tc 1.4x, 4: tc 2x

Hanging
I know people hate teleconverters but I am I true lover of them when the time is right for them 👌🏿
Canon R5 and 400mm f2.8 mkii + 2x mkiii tele
SS1/2500 F6.3 ISO1000

This was just the warm up 😂😂😂

My first bee of 2026 (25.02.26)
Along with 2 or bee and 3 butterfly species along with what would have been my first ever weevil in flight but just missed the focus. Lovely to see what a tiny bit of sun in England can do ☀️
OM1 mkii and 50-200mm f2.8 + mc-14

When you see some beautiful birds of prey(Milvus milvus) on the way home from work
Filmed on OM1 Mkii and 50-200mm + 2x teleconverter (full frame equivalent length 800mm)
#wildlife #nature #redkite #birdofprey #birds

Pollenated
Can’t wait to get some pollen covered bees again this year 🥰
Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm
SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200

Insect and bird photography training

That tail.
I really need to push myself to get closer to this Gasteruption Jaculator so I can get more of the face but it’s so tempting to get everything including the ovpositor in as well, think of it like intentionally clipping the wings of a bird lol.
Nikon Z9 and Z105mm
SS1/3200 F9 ISO1250

Left handed cameras 🤔

Get in there!
A little bit of wider shot today as the flower makes this one 👌🏿
Canon R5 and Rf 100mm
SS1/2500 F5.6 ISO3200

Wing span (but can’t display how I want in here 🤔). Red Kite / Milvus milvus
Canon R5 and Canon 100-500mm L IS
SS1/2000 F9 ISO1600

Oddjob!
I think this is a Pellucid Hoverfly / Volucella Pellucens but feel free to correct me if I’m wrong please. Location RSPB Fowlmere North Hertfordshire and taken in July
Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm mki
Natural light and handheld
SS1/1250 F8 ISO3200

Open the lips and poke out the tongue, look out nectar here I come!
Of the absolute thousands of bee in flight shots I have it’s very rare that I get one with the Maxilla open (and I think I only have one where you can see it all open and the tongue)
Nikon Z9 and Sigma 150mm
SS1/2000 F6.3 ISO3200

Did you know the Ivy bee was only recorded in the UK in 2001?
Colletes Hederae is a solitary bee that emerges between September and November to coincide with the flowering ivy hence the name Ivy bee.
Nikon Z9 and Z 105mm macro
SS1/3200 F9 ISO2500 natural light

Little egret dragonfly chasing

Genus Miltogramma?
Please tell me I’m right for once 🤣
Found in Walthamstow London
Nikon Z9 and Z105mm macro
SS1/5000 F10 ISO2500

Bullet point!
I found this wasp in Costa Rica and would love to have had more than this brief 10 second encounter
Canon 100-500mm L series Focal length 254mm
SS1/1250 F5 ISO3200