Friday, January 30, 2009

Still kickin

I wondered if the Assasin Bug nymph that I spotted would survive, particularly after removing the sorghum it was sitting on and feeding it to the chooks. Well, it may not be the same one but at least one adult is still kickin.

Assassin Bug adult side-on

Assassin Bug adult from above

I never thought there was so much variety in grasshoppers, but here is yet another colour. The poor thing is looking at me perhaps knowing it's about to be fed to the chooks.

My wife tells me this Earwig at the bottom of a bowl of tomatoes I harvested was in the fridge for two days. It seems none the worse for wear.

Every morning and evening this pair of Kookaburras likes to sit on the neighbour's TV aerial and sing, 'This is my spot'.  Hopefully their spot is more plentiful if I reduce the cane toad population so that more lizards can eat and grow.

2 comments:

baringapark said...

I have just perused your entire blog and LOVE the photos. Tell me, what type of camera is required to capture such amazing shots?

Elizabeth

Ian said...

Thanks Elizabeth. I use a Sony DSC-S75 digital camera. It's nearly 10 years old now but it takes good macro shots as you can see. Sadly, it's an auto-focus camera but with patience and experience with the idiosyncrasies of the auto-focus you can often get good results.