Micropanther

I went out this morning to meet up with a group of friends, deciding to take the rental 28-400 lens since it was very sunny and bright.  It was also very hot and humid and I decided to call it quits after an hour when I realized that even my shins were sweating.  Honestly.  

So back to the lens and today's subject.  I am not even sure how I spotted this tiny creature at the end of a tiny branch.  To give you some idea of the size, they max out at 7-8 mm.  Not an ideal sized subject for anything other than a macro lens which I didn't have.  So, I dialed it up to 400 and cropped the hell out of this.  Truthfully, it's a subpar image and one I would normally delete but ... the name!  Micropanther - how cute is that?  And how apropos since this is a robber fly.  If you look closely, you can see the remains of his meal in his tiny little panther-like jaws.  His full name is White-faced Micropanther (Cerotainia albipilosa).  Sometimes you go with the most fun shot, not the best one.

I finished the edits to the dog photos and posted the galleries and now awaiting feedback.  I always feel just a little nervous at this stage.  

Hubs is meeting up with one of his karate-mates at the park tonight to practice so I may head over for a little bit to watch.  

Busy day tomorrow.  And my besties arrive Friday afternoon so I have to find time to give the house a good cleaning!

xoxo
Debbi