Whats’s up with these wasps?

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A few days ago, I did a post about a wasp: “A Wasp“. In it I noted that the wasp in question didn’t seem to be moving at its normal speed, thus allowing me to get a close-up picture rather easily.

Well, the other day I came out through my front door and there, on the floor before me, were about 100 wasps (I counted them). At first, I thought they were dead but when I poked one of them with a stick if moved, albeit very sluggishly. Since I don’t like to deliberately kill anything I made my way carefully around them and went on my way.

Later when I went to take a look at them, they were no longer there. Either they had recovered enough from what ailed them to fly away, or probably more likely the strong winds we were experiencing at that time had blown them off my porch.

Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro

Bird overhead

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This bird was circling overhead throughout my recent walk. Of course, since I was doing macro photography, I didn’t have a suitable lens to do it justice. Still, nothing ventured nothing gained… On one pass it came closer so gave it a go. Not much to write home about. I’m even unsure what kind of bird it is, although I suspect it might be vulture, maybe a black vulture. I guess there must have been something edible in the vicinity. I hope it wasn’t me. 🙂

Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro

A Wasp

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Wasps usually move around very quickly, and I find it pretty much impossible to get a shot of them. For some reason this one just stood there looking at me for a quite a long time, so I was able to get up close with my macro lens.

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Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro

Spotted Lanternfly Again

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I’ve taken pictures of the spotted lanternfly through all of its stages: nymph – small and black with white spots; nymph – larger and red with white spots; and adult. I knew that in the adult stage they had red wings below the top set of wings, but I was never able to find one with the top wings spread – until now. They’re really quite attractive creatures, if you like insects (as I do). It’s a pity they do so much damage!

Taken with a Sony RX100 VII

Cat and Mouse

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The internet abounds with images like the one above (my first, and possibly last, AI generated image). However, in reality encounters between cats and mice don’t come out like this. This morning my cat brought in a mouse and I took some pictures of what happened. Our little furry friends are not as cute and cuddly as they appear (as I’m sure most people are already aware).

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Taken with a Sony A7IV and Rokinon/Samyang AF 24-70 f2.8 FE