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Cicada

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Taken this evening. I was trying to get images of the hummingbirds and this guy lands right on the tree. I never did get a good one of the hummers. :lol:
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Looks like it's probing the wood with its beak -- I count six legs and one extra thingie under its head. It's perfectly lined up with the shadow of the leg, so it took me a while to sort things out! I didn't know whether adult cicadas feed. Turns out they do -- see here, for example.

Nice composition with the backlight. :D

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Post by Ken Ramos »

Wow! :o Nice shot Sue! :D Really like the backlighting, noticed that right off with the cicada. Must really be proud of this one, huh Sue? :wink:

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That is interesting, the link. I did not know they would try to feed on me :lol:
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Post by Mike B in OKlahoma »

Nice and sharp and the laciness of the wings really shows up here.
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Post by beetleman »

Very good photo Sue and you captured it slurping up the sap.....That is another plus :wink:
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Post by salden »

Thanks for your comments. I took several images as this guy moved around while feeding, but this is the best one (of course). The other ones were more silhouette (sp?).
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