Leaf Hoppers

[dazzlebea]

Found 2 leaf hoppers this morning, a big one (1cm) and a small one about half that size.

[Bald Eagle]

I like them Bea, my favorite is the first. the second one looks a little soft. Great find.:D :D :D

[dazzlebea]

Thank you, BE. I prefer the first one myself (a lot). The other one was so tiny, probably around 4mm, and kept disappearing behind the branch. I used one hand to chase it back on top and the other to hold the camera. It was difficult to get the focus right :( Thought the red eyes were interesting enough to post him though.

[Bald Eagle]

Thank you, BE. I prefer the first one myself (a lot). The other one was so tiny, probably around 4mm, and kept disappearing behind the branch. I used one hand to chase it back on top and the other to hold the camera. It was difficult to get the focus right :( Thought the red eyes were interesting enough to post him though.
I agree, you dont see too many with red eyes, would like to see more shots of this one.:D

[Hatch1921]

Really like the first shot. Nice work ;) Hatch

[Leorooster]

Great captures. It's pretty big for a leafhopper.

[Omri Alon]

The first one is great :D

[LordV]

Great captures Bea- these look like they are both leaf hopper nymphs. Both have great eyes. #1 angle works better.
Brian V.

[BigAl-SA]

Really like the comp in #1 - it looks almost as though he's having a snooze.

[dazzlebea]

Brian, what would I do without you?! Thank you so much! Nymphs don't have wings yet, right?

Leo: I found out that leafhoppers range in size from 2 to 30mm. I don't know how that applies to nymphs, though.

BigAl: he may look sleepy but he was giving me a hard time to, disappearing behind the branch. Because he was bigger it was easier to focus on one-handed :D. I actually got quite a few good shots of this one.

Hatch and Omri: thank you :)