Robber Fly With Appetizer!!!!

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Robber Fly With Appetizer!!!!

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I spotted this yesterday, he actually posed like this, hope you like. :D
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Nice, Rick. Now we know they also take small prey.
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biawak wrote:Nice, Rick. Now we know they also take small prey.
Thank you very much, I too, did not know they would go after something this small. :D :D :D
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Yeah that is quite a small subject for a robber fly to go after. Sharp selective focus on those gorgeous coloured eyes. Very nice work and result. Nice ratio Rick :D

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Hello Rick.

Nice capture with sharp detail where it counts. Too bad the BG wasn't close enough to be illuminated by the flash.
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nzmacro wrote:Yeah that is quite a small subject for a robber fly to go after. Sharp selective focus on those gorgeous coloured eyes. Very nice work and result. Nice ratio Rick :D

Danny.
Thank you very much Danny. I always appreciate your very kind words, very much. :D :D :D
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MacroMike wrote:Hello Rick.

Nice capture with sharp detail where it counts. Too bad the BG wasn't close enough to be illuminated by the flash.
Thanks very much Michael, true, the BG was a good ten feet away. Thanks again as always. :D :D :D
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Wonderful capture, what has it got for its meal? love those eyes :D :D
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hidden.forms wrote:Wonderful capture, what has it got for its meal? love those eyes :D :D
Thanks Craig, I always appreciate your kind words. I'm not sure what kind it is, but I'm leaning toward some kind of Fly. :D :D :D
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Reminds me of my old tomcat when he would catch a mouse and bring it to me to show. Beautiful shot Rick. :D
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Ken Ramos wrote:Reminds me of my old tomcat when he would catch a mouse and bring it to me to show. Beautiful shot Rick. :D
You are right, I had a cat like that once as well, he would bring it right to the doorstep all proud and everything. Thanks for the extremely kind words on this one. This is one of my all time favorites. :D :D :D
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