Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper!
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (17)
jendellas
I always wonder how you get so close & they never dissappear :o) Super capture!!
kgb224
Amazing capture Andrea. God bless.
prutzworks
great zoom (I would have cropped the image if it was mine)
durleybeachbum
It won't take any more cropping, it is only one fifth of the original already!
CavalierLady
Nature at work... nice capture of predator and prey. Well caught!
Faemike55
Great capture Andrea
helanker
Excellent shot Andrea. Big snack for a little fly :)
jayfar
A great capture of this vicious insect, still I suppose it has to live!!
Mark-David-Rogers
Excellent find and capture, amazing what is going on around us if we only take the time to look a little closer and discover those special shots... macabre insect lunch or others.
wysiwig
Stunning pair of images. A rather scary looking robber fly. I'm guessing this was not a friendly encounter.
ichtvan
Both captures are excellent !!! Great work 5++++
drifterlee
Cool bug and shot!
MrsRatbag
I would have assumed a mosquito and squished him, I'm afraid...excellent capture!
goodoleboy
Another fine macro of nature at work. The Robber Fly must be in dire straits if has to resort to munching on bland leaves for sustenance, Andrea.
Juliette.Gribnau
always a great find : a robberfly with prey
Cyve
Fantastic closeup.
NightGallery
Very cool, never seen this species before.
danapommet
Excellent clarity on the FlickR side and also a good look at the veining in those leaves!