A short trip to Central Park netted these insects. I spotted these at the south end of the lake where there is a wildflower patch and nature trail. The excellent entomologists at www.bugguide.net helped me identify the Drone Fly. The rest I figured out on my own.
Very lovely photos. Have a great day!
Marianne
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Love those diaphanous wings, Sherri 🙂 🙂
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Ha ha! I like the word diaphanous.
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Just me being posh 🙂 🙂 But it’s a lovely shot.
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That’s an incredible snout butterfly Sherry! Never seen anything like that before!
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That was the first time I ever saw one. I identified it by searching for butterfly with a snout. Bing found it right off.
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So much wonderful and delicate beauty thriving in Central Park.
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I am so lucky that there is lots of beauty here. I can’t afford to travel.
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amazingly captured 🙂
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thanks Joshi. It’s the lens plus a little work in post.
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Great insect macros, Sherry! 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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Excellent macros, Sherry!
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Thanks.
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An American Snout is a great butterfly. The pictures are so clear and beautiful.
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Thanks Anne. I was amazed by the snout.
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Your insect images are beautiful. They have excellent sharp focus so you much have a very steady hand holding your camera 🙂
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Thanks Vicki. I thank the AF-S Micro Nikkor 105 mm 1:2.5 G ED lens. It works very well hand held with VR on. I love that lens.
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Great clicks Sherry! My favorite is the Eastern Amberwing clicks 🙂
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Thank you so much. I like your photos too.
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Thanks Sherry for making insects look so beautiful!
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🙂 thanks
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