“Hey Blue Eyes”, these Mayflies are very small. About 1/2 inch long and are really jumpy. Apparently they don’t like that huge one eyed camera creature slowly encroaching on their personal space.
I have to get 9 inches away for this close a shot. Sort of photoyoga sometimes.
Location: Bliss DInosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands.
This 1/2 inch long Blue Mayfly was hoovering and landing next to a thick mat of green Algae on this farm point.
Some crawling around on a lakeshore is hazardous duty as cattle drink here. Careful what you roll in lolol.
Be carefully out there, it’s 9PM and my days pretty much over but for relaxing :).
Location: Bliss DInosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands.
I use filters to reduce the glare from the sun all the time. Here a May Fly Filter helps with the excessive light from that ball of fire over our heads… So then I have to get within 9 inches of the Mayfly (about 1/2 inch long), while getting lower than he is on the ground to line up the sun behind him. Piece of cake🤣 The hard part was dealing with all the other sticks and brush around me as I was trying to get position on this guy. Just lucky he didn’t fly away seconds pre-click .
I have fun chasing these little guys. They are both hard to see and sneak up on. .
Location: Backyard at the Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands. (we sort of have a big backyard )……
