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Bald Eagle
16th of August 2005 (Tue), 21:47
This is the worst sight any of us dedicated Leafhopper shooters want to see. I truly hope this is a molt, but I seriously doubt it. A moment of silence please.;)
Leorooster
16th of August 2005 (Tue), 22:05
BE - Is it blood coming out from its mouth??? Great shot. Very sharp and nice DOF. Unfortunately, I can't see the beautiful colors I usually see on your LIVE leafhopper shots;) .
Bald Eagle
16th of August 2005 (Tue), 22:11
BE - Is it blood coming out from its mouth??? Great shot. Very sharp and nice DOF. Unfortunately, I can't see the beautiful colors I usually see on your LIVE leafhopper shots;) .
Sorry for posting such a hideous sight. My apologies. It just struck me as odd that one would be laying out in the open like this. Then i got a closer look. :(
chemicalbro
17th of August 2005 (Wed), 00:59
aw.poor little guy............. but then again everything has to die.......... this little one was lucky to die of old age and not being eaten by some arachnid :)
ah the circle of life :)

great shot btw BE....
Bald Eagle
17th of August 2005 (Wed), 04:36
Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, its the Circle Of Life, i guess.
Dragonslayer
17th of August 2005 (Wed), 07:01
Well you should have gotten an autopsy here as this little one could have died from assassin bugs, jumping spiders will suck them dry often and leave a shell and could have been parasites also. Nice shot here though not something I have tried much of, a few bugs in spider webs and some dead grasshoppers on grasses.
bitbytes9
17th of August 2005 (Wed), 07:34
very nice
scrumpy
17th of August 2005 (Wed), 10:12
Hope you didn't fry it with your flash lol - sorry it's not funny.
Bald Eagle
17th of August 2005 (Wed), 15:45
Hope you didn't fry it with your flash lol - sorry it's not funny.
That is sooooooo bad.:lol: you know I thought about the autopsy, but, just coludnt bring myself to disturb his resting place. And NO, I did not fry him with the flash, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it. Thanks all for the kind and funny words.
RockOne
17th of August 2005 (Wed), 20:07
I found a couple of dead butterflies yesterday. I think the frost overnight killed them, but I guess this isn't a possibility in Florida in the Northern Hemisphere summer.
Bald Eagle
17th of August 2005 (Wed), 20:23
I found a couple of dead butterflies yesterday. I think the frost overnight killed them, but I guess this isn't a possibility in Florida in the Northern Hemisphere summer.
Did you say FROST? We have frost in Florida. (in our freezers). Even in the so called winter in Florida, you can get sunburnt on Christmas day. Actually we do get cold weather in Fl., maybe 2 days out of the yr. if we're lucky.;)
chemicalbro
18th of August 2005 (Thu), 01:07
you can get sunburnt on Christmas day. Actually we do get cold weather in Fl., maybe 2 days out of the yr. if we're lucky.;)

BE I HATE YOU ;)
Bald Eagle
18th of August 2005 (Thu), 04:35
BE I HATE YOU ;)
please dont hate me;) If it will make you feel better, yesterday was 110 degrees F. with the heat index. Kinda warm. All the bugs were in the shade.
chemicalbro
18th of August 2005 (Thu), 12:10
where i live we get the complete opposite................. 2 days of sun a year, and rain for what seems like every minute of every other day (plays havock with the bug shots)
Bald Eagle
18th of August 2005 (Thu), 16:59
where i live we get the complete opposite................. 2 days of sun a year, and rain for what seems like every minute of every other day (plays havock with the bug shots)
Yeah, but they should be easier to spot with all those little umbrellas running around.;)