I have not placed pictures of my new insects quite a long time ago. This time it is the yellow shell (Camptogramma bilineata). Increasingly, I take macro photos using a smartphone. it’s always at hand. They are not always of the best quality, but the insect does not wait. I often come across insects accidentally and I do not have a SLR with me. Below are two pictures of male brown meadow (Maniola jurtina)
As you can see, the quality of the photos is not very good, but I am happy with the result. I made it after 18.00 and it was already quite dark. I was able to adjust the display parameters to such scant light. Elks in our area have appeared a few years ago. During a walk in the forest I could see their traces, places of rest and foraging on young pines. I met a moose for the second time and always after sunset. That’s when they go out to the fields to feed. The female and the young showed up. Shooting is very difficult. The animals did not avoid me, but rather I was afraid that the female and the young did not attack me. Then, when it was almost completely dark, two more elks appeared. The female attacked them very dynamically in defense of their young. Unfortunately, I regretted that I was not able to photograph such an interesting scene. Maybe it will be possible to photograph next time.
On February 27, larks and starlings flew into us, and at night I heard the cries of a large flock of geese flying by. Is it spring? Today and yesterday, unfortunately, it is very unpleasantly windy and cold, even snowflakes are circulating in the air. I have been repairing the old breeding hat for starlings and today we will hang on a tree. I hope this cold is short-lived. If you want to listen to the singing of the skylark and starling and in your surroundings there is no way to hear in nature, then the following are available
After a short thaw, the snow disappeared. After only a few days, the real winter came back. Every day there was more snow and it was getting colder. Today, ie January 10 in the morning it was even -15 degrees. I went skiing in the late afternoon. I met another skier on the way and two people on a winter walk. It was very pleasant in clear weather and at -10 degrees Celsius. Let this weather stay here for longer. I took photos of my smartphone, of course, because it's difficult to have a DSLR with you on skis.
In summer, bison hide in the forests and can be found by chance. It is completely different in winter. They gather in large flocks, even up to 100 searches, they look out onto meadows and fields. It often happens that the flock stays in one place for a few or even several days. There is then an opportunity to get close to a reasonable distance and take photos. Good pictures can be taken during favorable weather.
