Macro Photos of 2020

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I felt that for this year of the Covid I will put my macro shots onto one page. I really enjoy Macro photographing of insects and am consistently surprised by what I find in the flowers and weeds.
  • Very thankful I got the chance to Photograph this one. A Giant Swallowtail. Quite rare around here.
  • These are scary. Small, and powerful that will catch bees, hornets, flies, or any insect that lands on the flower they are hiding on.
  • This seemed strange to me. A small frog in a flower.
  • A red Spotted Purple with wings open.
  • Here is a Preying Mantis. F18, 1/800, with a flash.
  • A Cabbage White butterfly. Very common yet quite difficult to get a photo. They seem to never stop.
  • This small, bluish butterfly is an Eastern Tailed Blue. Shaot at f20, 1600 shutter with a flash.
  • This is a Northern Crescent Butterfly. See the orange on the Antenna club.
  • This is a Northern Crescent Butterfly
  • A Red Spotted Purple under side of wings.
  • Not a Honeybee I think.
  • The Common Buckeye Butterfly is not so common around here.
  • The Common Buckeye Butterfly
  • The Common Buckeye Butterfly
  • The Black Swallowtail. For years this butterfly has been my nemesis. Finally got a photo, and on the same day I got the Giant Swallowtail as well.
  • The Hummingbird Clearwing Moth is always a favourite of mine.
  • The Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. So cool.
  • This is a butterfly. I think it is a Northern Crescent. F16, 1/500 with flash.
  • This is a Brown belted Bumblebee. Looks a bit like a Rusty Backed Bee.
  • A Luna Moth. First one I have ever seen. Shot it at 1/250, f18 with a flash.
  • Ok, not a macro photo but I took it same day as the Luna Moth photos.
  • Luna Moth. 1/250 at f18 with a flash.
  • A Monarch Butterfly. Shot at f18, 1/320 shutter with a flash.
  • An Orchard Spider. Found in orchards and woods.
  • This is a cool looking insect. The Locust Beetle.
  • Orchard Spider.
  • Small, fast, and Stealthy. Shot with flash at 1/500, f20.
  • This is a Cabbage White. F18, 1/500. Flash used.
  • This is a probable Sawyer beetle.1/160, f18 with flash.
  • This is an Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly. 1/200 at f18 with a flash.
  • Crab Spider. 1/640 at f18.
  • Virginia Ctenucha Moth. 1/400 f16 and a flash.
  • Crab Spiders are small and tough. They are hard to see, and are able to catch and eat sweat bees and flies.
  • Calico Pennant.
  • A Calico Pennant Dragonfly. F18, 1/640 shutter with flash.
  • Bald Face Hornet. F16, iso 800, 1/200 shutter.
  • A Common Whitetail. Shot at 1/640. f16, iso 800 and flash used.
  • Orange and black. Photo was taken at 1/500, f16, iso800. Flash was used.
  • A European Hornet. F16, iso 800, 1/500 shutter.
  • The honeybee seems to be doing better.
  • This Dragonfly is not having a good day. Shot at 1/640. f16, iso 800 and flash used.
  • . The one dot identifies it as a male. Shot at 1/400, iso 800, f16 and flash.
  • Asian Multicoloured Ladybird Beetle. shot 1/200, iso 800, f16 and a flash.
  • A native bee. F16, iso 800, 1/500 shutter.
  • A native bee species. F16, iso 800, 1/800 shutter.
  • The Fly is able to pollinate but does not make honey. F16, iso 800, 1/500 shutter.
  • Taken June 1st. An American Copper. F16, iso 800, 1/500 shutter.
  • Scary and Awesome at the same time. F16, iso 800, 1/320 shutter.