If Sikorsky made insects
Robo-fly or Robber fly? This handsome ærial predator was basking on the parsley in the garden this morning. I’m armed with a new camera, just getting acquainted, and marauding for likely subjects. Still learning — in fact, I hadn’t figured out how to shoot in Macro mode at this point, but the standard shooting mode digitally cropped for a zoom did a fair job. It’s hard to see, but I believe this bird has lunch in its mouthparts; I spy extra wings under the crook of that front leg. And check out the grappling-hook feet!
Robber fly, family Asilidae (photo A.Shock)
You are really taking some wonderful photos with your new camera!
Thanks Roberta — LOL, you should see the ones that are getting away. Just fished a beautiful velvet ant out of the pool, and all I got of her glorious golden/cinnamon fur were blond blurs!
neither botanically nor orthographically, sweetie, is parsley spelt…
Whoops; there, all fixed. Thanks for noticing. “parsely” would scarcely be parsable!