Spider, hover, fly tongue and wasp face

..... is all I could manage today.

I felt a bit out of practice - you know how sometimes you think you have lost the plot when they dont quite come out as good as you know you can do (or maybe its just me that gets moments like that lol).

Anyway, these were all licking up the yummy stuff on next door's ivy:

except for this spider who was waiting in the wings - is this some sort of crab spider?

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Amazing - all of them are very beautiful!

Superb shots Linda. Love the fly and the wasp..great detail in both of them.

Alistair.

Lovely set Linda, dunno what you are on about these came out great. I like the last one best

Beautiful shots Linda. The spider look a bit like a Lynx spider that's expecting maybe. I could be way off though.

Great shots Linda. I like the blue bottle best.

Look good to me particularly like the last 2 shots.
Think the spider is a small web spider not a crab (not an orb web either)
Brian V.

Hiya Linda,

Great shots all, LOST THE PLOT, ha know that feeling only to well, I too love the last two but the Fly getting stuck in is my favorite excellent detail !!

Cheers for now
Mark

Well thank you all for such kind comments on the pics - I really appreciate them.

Linda

great shots - well done

Hi Linda excellent series you managed 4 really good shots
My fav is the last one of the wasp, the fly is really good too they are certainly tucking in
Pete

Well, if this is losing the plot, then I really must see some shots when you're 'on the ball'...

#3 of the fly tongue is my favourite, though the wasp runs it close. Very nice captures.

Good series Linda, I know what you mean about not being happy with yourself being rusty Not sure on the spider in #1, but it's definitely not a crab spider. You've also managed to capture a odd looking dronefly, don't think I remember seeing one like it being posted on here before. I quite like the last 2 images, and the standout in the series if the last one, cracking shot.

Dave

Well, what can I say, but a huge thanks to you all for giving such positive comments on the pics - I am truly surprised because I was picking holes in each one of them.

Dave, the dronefly is Eristalis tenax - I pawed over and over the detail of this one as I am trying to get more proficient with IDing them. A chap I know had one similar and its been a tough job deciding on tenax or pertinax. What clinched it for me, were the very end of the front feet for tenax as they are dark, pertinax are orange. Even droneflies can be very difficult to correctly ID and its surprised me how difficult it actually is to try and be as correct as possible.

Many thanks again everyone, its lifted my confidence up a bit again

Linda