Cicadas are here.

The summers definitely here when the cicadas arrive. I found this big guy this morning. He was around 3in long, no wonder they make so much bloody noise . He was happy to pose on my hand for some snaps before i put him back on his perch. Hope you like him.

That's a big fellow indeed. Good shots.

Grtz,
Kurt

Very nice Mat
I hate the buggers though. Noisy things
Glad we don't have them

Lucky!! They are one of my favorite insects. Their life cycles fascinate me. I used to love playing with them when I would see them in Oklahoma, where my grandma used to live before she moved out here. I'm stuck on the cicada-less west coast of the US.

Thanks everyone. I've just been informed this is a male Double Drummer (funny, so am I ). I must read up on these guys Skybaby as they are an awesome critter.

These used to make the most soothing sound in our backyard when I was a kid. I could listen to them all day and soak up the sun.

Great shots! Thanks for posting.

awesome catch Mat!, I still haven't found one, other than the empty shells

Great find and photos!
-Brandon

SkyBaby wrote in post #15230715
Lucky!! They are one of my favorite insects. Their life cycles fascinate me. I used to love playing with them when I would see them in Oklahoma, where my grandma used to live before she moved out here. I'm stuck on the cicada-less west coast of the US.

Ditto on Oklahoma and grandparents. Some fond memories of western OK. They (my grandparents) are long gone, and not a Cicada here in Nevada.

Excellent shots.

I do hear them but have not seen one to photograph.

Thanks for the comments all, here's another small one i found this arvo. He was startled by the flash and flew straight into my face, scared the hell out of me .

That's the bugs way to tell you to make a stronger diffuser
Nice catch with this wood structure.

Grtz,
Kurt

I think you might be onto something here Kurt. That or learn to duck quicker

LOL. good captures. In S. Texas, we used to have these but it was before I was into photography - and we mostly saw the empty shells as well...

Great captures, Mat. How I envy your summer days!