Nature

[Robby nz]

Well camouflaged for climbing trees, if it hadn't moved I wouldn't have seen it.

[Goompa]

Spider on a Galangal Flower ( flashed into incoherence )

[Guest]

Golden emperor moth came to visit.

[Goompa]

Raindrop

please excuse the blurriness it was very windy this day

[Mousehound]

Golden emperor moth came to visit.

Stunning. I now have a license to collect Lepidoptera in Australia. Wish I saw moths like this one. The ones in Oz are mostly shades of brown.

[Robby nz]

Another flutterby, The Common Commandor.

[sometime]

Only just managed to spot this

[Mousehound]

Only just managed to spot this

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Another great Moth pic. Not surprised you nearly missed it - very cryptic. Green moths often ingest cyanide based compounds to act as a deterrent against being eaten and other moths (and butterflies do the same thing) imitate these as a protective measure even though they do not feed on poisonous plants. The bright moths are usually day time flyers of course as drab coloured moths are active at night when bright colour has no benefit in attracting a mate.

[Goompa]

First time walkabout with a new camera I recently purchased and trying to get to know it's personality I managed this shot ,

Red tailed Black Cockatoo , but I suppose they are all red tailed Not a good time for shooting , midday sun and all .

[Goompa]

Dandelion Bug

[jack2964]

Squirrel in the shade.

No idea to its actual ID:

Gear: Canon 7D; 500/F4

EXIF: Av mode; F5.6; Speed 1/400; ISO1000; Subject 10.1m; Tripod mounted.

[Goompa]

Squirrel in the shade.

No idea to its actual ID:

Gear: Canon 7D; 500/F4

EXIF: Av mode; F5.6; Speed 1/400; ISO1000; Subject 10.1m; Tripod mounted.

Nice shot , great natural lighting as well

[klauskunkel]

[Goompa]

I nearly stepped on this little guy , camouflaged well

Oly M10 60mm 1/200 f4 iso 200

[Goompa]

This is the " Mug Shot "

[Goshawk]

They go by many different local names . . . but here is a 'Changeable Lizard' (Calotes versicolor) i filmed tending to it's subterranean nursery in our garden in Chiang Mai.

[Robby nz]

Lime Butterfly, presumably because it prefers to lay its eggs on lime trees.

[Goompa]

My apologies for too many shots guys , I have become slightly obsessed with this new lens But it is fun !

[Rob8891]

^^ No apologies necessary, Goomps. Fantastic shots (bloody ugly beasts though ).....

Keep 'em coming!

[Goompa]

Argh , be the size of a tic-tac to be sure Rob , thanks for your kind remarks BTW , this is one I am said to believe has loving eyes ?

Silver Orb Spider , I think or St. something cross spider , I was never good at Geography

[Rob8891]

Argh , be the size of a tic-tac to be sure Rob , thanks for your kind remarks BTW , this is one I am said to believe has loving eyes ?

Silver Orb Spider , I think or St. something cross spider , I was never good at Geography

Probably Jamaican....It looks like it's got a Rasta hat on it's bum!!

It's another cracking photo, but Rob is going to be looking under every cup, in every chair from now on... AND IN THE BED

[Mousehound]

Argh , be the size of a tic-tac to be sure Rob , thanks for your kind remarks BTW , this is one I am said to believe has loving eyes ?

Silver Orb Spider , I think or St. something cross spider , I was never good at Geography

St Andrew's Cross Spider

[rhythmworx]

@ Goompa, brilliant shot

How far away was you from this spider and what size sensor and what mm lens did you use?

[Goompa]

@ Goompa, brilliant shot

How far away was you from this spider and what size sensor and what mm lens did you use?

Thanks , was shot with a 60 mm MZuiko macro , about 20 cm focal distance at f4 1/25 sec iso was at 800 as it was a bit dark, hence the short DOF , I am still learning this camera to be honest OLY EM10 the lens is not very forgiving without a tripod but I am somewhat impatient as well so I tend to lose a lot of images

Cheers

[Robby nz]

Toad in the hole...or are they just good friends.

Cannon SX 50 HS zoomed in from about 21/2 m away

[Goompa]

Lucky shot

[FracturedRabbit]

The Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 has a close focusing distance of 0.7 metres (at any focal length), making it almost a macro and great for photographing things that normally fly away when you get too close with a macro lens, like this:

PC010028-3 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

[Goompa]

Fantastic shot FR , I really don't know how you get these shots , Man I am struggling so much to nail it , I have viewed some of the photos you have taken over the time and were kind enough to post on TVF for those to view , I am still mind-boggled as to how you nail these !

and now my screen is blown out as well , I admire your ability and those that have the ability as well .... Congratulations FR , Great Stuff !

[Robby nz]

Back to the flutterbys again.

This little one's called a Club Silverline.

[Guest]

Looking for payback after the ant walked over the caterpillar.