This tiny lizard (Zootoca vivipara) was basking in the morning sun 🌞. Thankfully, it let me get very close to it to snap some shots #macrophotography #reptile #naturelovers #lizard #lakedistrict

Four-banded general (Stratiomys potamida) soldier fly for #flyfriday
#flyday #entomology #macro #photography #macrophotography #insects #diptera

Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) for #insectthursday
#macrophotography #entomology #backyardnature #coleoptera #insects #invertebrates #naturelovers

Grecian copper (Lycaena ottomanus) from last summer 🦋 #PhotoOfTheDay #macrophotography #entomology #lepidoptera #lycaenidae #naturelovers #naturephotography #butterflies #insectphotography

Ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysididae) species from the garden. This one kept landing on the south facing wall, seeking out nesting holes of mason bees #entomology #macromonday #backyardnature #macrophotography #hymenoptera #insects #nikon #naturephotography #naturelovers

Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) from Greece
#swallowtail #butterflies🦋 #macrophotography #entomology #pollinators #PhotoOfTheDay #lepidoptera #naturephotography #naturelovers #inspirationinnature #closeupshots #tinyworld #exploremacro #insectphotography

Green mesh weaver (Nigma walckenaeri) with prey 💚 #macromonday #spider #macrophotography #closeup #arachnid #nikon #backyardnature #gardenwildlife #biodiversity #predatorandprey #entomology

A long-tailed blue (Lampides boeticus) 🦋 #PhotoOfTheDay #macrophotography #entomology #butterfly #macro #pollinators #nikonphotography #citizenscience #schmetterling #lycaenidae #bluesky #naturelovers #naturalhistory #insects #invertebrates #mariposa #farfalle #nikond500 #lepidoptera #portrait

I have seen more emperor dragonflies (Anax imperator) this year than in all my previous years combined 😍. I wonder if this is recency bias or whether they're having a bumper year?
#macrophotography #backyardnature
#odonata #dragonfly #entomology #insectweek #ecology #anaximperator

I have always wanted to see a sleeping or resting bee 😴. It happened last year; this red-thighed epeolus (Epeolus cruciger) landed next to me in the middle of the day, clamped down on a scabious flower and went to rest for a few minutes
#entomology #macrophotography #epeoluscruciger #backyardnature

I'm giving #bluesky a try in order to share my enthusiasm for nature. I'll start with a group of critters that first made me take notice of nature, the butterflies! This is a Balkan marbled white (Melanargia larissa) 🦋 #macrophotography #melanargialarissa #lepidoptera #butterflies #entomology