First, the unusual jumper. I have only seen a jumper hang from a line twice in my brief experience as a macro photographer, but I suspect that it would still be rare to see even if I had been doing this longer.
Here's the odd fellow on the end of a branch:
Here's the only shot I managed that was in focus of it dangling. It was pretty tough to catch it in the focal plane, because the wind was blowing it all around.
Here's one quick natural-light backyard stack of a Glassy-winged Sharpshooter before we get to the park shots:
All the rest were taken yesterday in Topanga State Park. It is the largest park within city limits in the US (located in the Northwest portion of Los Angeles).
