St Marks Fly And Red Damsel Hic Bibi

[Just Dave]

Hi

Had a ride up to Hic Bibi Coppull, and saw lots of St Marks Fly And Red Damsel, C+C Welcome


Red Damsel Fly, Pyrrhosoma-nymphula "Hic Bibi Coppull Chorley Lancashire by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr


St Mark's Fly, Bibio Marci, At Hic Bibi, Coppull Near Chorley Lancashire by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr

Dave

[Beryl]

Nice captures. That thing at the bottom . Well done

[Just Dave]

Thanks very muchly Beryl

[Oldboy]

Two cracking shots Dave.  How many shots did it take to get close to the Damselfly? 

I saw my first Damselfly today but had to stalk it for five minutes to get closish. 

[Just Dave]

Two cracking shots Dave.  How many shots did it take to get close to the Damselfly? 

I saw my first Damselfly today but had to stalk it for five minutes to get closish. 

Hi

Thanks very much, congrats on your first damsel

it was very windy he was low down I saw him land, think thats why hes hanging on for dear life, I took 7 shots first from a distance say 12" then each one very slowly getting closer and close, until the final shot about 7" away, then my mate had a go at getting shots

[Oldboy]

I had problems with the wind Sunday trying to photograph insects, just about to press the shutter and a gust of wind makes it dance before you eyes. 

[Alfonso_Frisk]

So that's what them little bleeders are called.
St Marks Fly. there was hundreds/thousands of them buzzing around yesterday whilst I was at the river mouth shooting some shipping.
The poor dog was running around in circles snapping at them (without cam).
Is this the season for such a species?
We at first thought there must have been a dead bird or other animal in the bushes which was to blame for the number of flies around

[Just Dave]

just about to press the shutter and a gust of wind makes it dance before you eyes. 

Maybe they were Dance flies  , nothing much you can do when its windy just try to find a sun trap thats not as bad

So that's what them little bleeders are called.
St Marks Fly. there was hundreds/thousands of them buzzing around yesterday whilst I was at the river mouth shooting some shipping.
The poor dog was running around in circles snapping at them (without cam).
Is this the season for such a species?
We at first thought there must have been a dead bird or other animal in the bushes which was to blame for the number of flies around

Sounds like you ran into a hatch, thousands can be born all at the same time, there was a hatch the day I took that shot, the air was full of them

[Beaux Reflets]

Nice work 

[Just Dave]

Cheers Andy