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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 4h

I got G.A.S. again 🤣 New camera and system change on its way, if you want to see what camera and why then check out my YouTube channel at macro_action to see what it is. This photo Nikon Z9 and Canon 400mm f2.8 via Fringer adapter. SS1/2500 F4 ISO5000 #photography #photographer #sony #canon #nikon

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In the flowers Not sure if this is a Silver Washed Fritillary or another type but whatever it’s nice to catch it up against the flowers. Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm macro SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200 #butterfly #entomologia #lavender #slovakia #macro_action

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You little Bee-auty These little bees make honey bees look massive and bumblebees giants lol 😜 I’m changing systems again soon so watch this space as I think I’m going to be doing next level stuff soon. Nikon Z 105mm macro SS1/3200 F10 ISO2000 #bee #macro #entomology #photography📷 #sony

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Don’t let poor weather stop you. Raise up that ISO and get the shot and worry about post processing later and yet another reason you should shoot raw whenever possible. Nikon Z9 and Sigma 150mm macro SS1/2500 F8 ISO6400! This is just adobe’s built in noise reduction.

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hairy Footed Beauty! One of my favourite bees for their behaviour and looks. They stalk they females who like like a completely different species being almost black. OM1 mkii and 50-200mm M.Zuiko. #bees #savethebees #summer #beautiful #insectinflight

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Release the energy I think this is a Rhombic Leatherbug but I know I’ll be corrected (please do lol). Located in Royston Hertfordshire England. OM1 mkii and 50-200mm M.Zuiko + MC-14 tele SS1/5000 F9 ISO2500 #bugs #bugid #macro #entomologia #entomology

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hugger from another type of mother! Podalonia hirsuta (I think) carrying some prey for later. Nikon Z8 and Z 105mm macro SS1/5000 F10 ISO3200 #macro #nature_perfection #wildlife_captures #insects_macro #nature_macro

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Air wolf Beewolf wasp flying with its latest victim. Nikon Z9 and Z 105mm macro SS1/3200 F8 ISO2000 #macro #insect #arthropod_perfection #macro_world #macro_of_our_world

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Pose! Green Crowned Brilliant (Wow what a name 🤩) sitting nicely doing a side pose for me while I was waiting for it to take off. Nikon Z9 +Canon 400mm f2.8 via Fringer adapter. SS1/2500 F3.5 ISO4000 #hummingbird #hummingbirds #beautiful #natur #wildlife

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The female of the species. Sparrowhawk female showing her talons. Canon R5 and RF100-500mm SS1/2500 F8 ISO1250 #birds #birdofprey #birdsofprey #sparrowhawk #sparrowhawks

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I do love a red head 🤩 Found in Sarapiqui Costa Rica Canon R5 + Sigma 150mm + EF Lifesize converter. SS1/2500 F9 ISO3200 #wasp #wasps #redhead #nature #wildlife

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mud Dauber wasp! I went back to the same spot this year to try and get some better shots than this but the weather Gods said No! 😂 Valca Slovakia OM1 mkii and 90mm F3.5 + MC-14 tele SS1/3200 F7.1 ISO1600 #macro #wasp #vespa #ossa #slovakia

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Millions of years. Four striped digger bee. Canon R5 +Sigma 150mm + EF Lifesize converter SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200 #macro #bee #evolution #entomologia #nature

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Stop and smell the flowers. Colletes………? Nikon Z9 and Z105mm macro SS1/3200 F10 IS2000 #macro #wildlife #nature #bee #world

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

True Player! A real combatant in the insect world. Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm + EF Lifesize converter. SS1/2500 F6.3 ISO5000 #macro #hornet #entomologia #macro_world #macros

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

DAYWALKER! The back of a beautiful Silver Y moth flying low through the grass in Finsbury Park London.I don’t see many moths in flight in the day. OM1 mkii and 50-200mm f2.8 SS1/2500 F8 ISO3200 #moth #moths #macro #butterfly #vampire

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

YOUNG OFF-ENCER Little skinny legged swallow with stretched wings on a fence outside Fowlmere RSPB. Canon R5 and 400mm f2.8L ii + 2x tele (800mm) SS1/2500 F9 ISO2000 #swallow #bird #birds #birding #birdstagram

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The face of harmless. Stingless bee in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. People have theses beautiful little bees in their gardens. Nikon Z9 and Sigma 105mm SS1/800 F4.5 ISO6400 #bee #bees #savethebees #costarica #entomology

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A shot in the dark A fruitless dive for this Kingfisher but not bad for me as the light was terrible and this was in the shade hence the settings. Nikon Z9 and Z800mm SS1//000 F6.3 ISO6400 #iso #shutterspeed #aperture #kingfisher #birdinflight

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

ZOOM IN! This was one of my rarest photos ever. 1 because I actually caught this hornet pulling a bee from a spiders web a literally taking its head off and 2 because it was taken with flash lol. Nikon D850 and Sigma 150mm + 1.4 tele SS1/320 F36 ISO1250 #macro #flashphotography #insect #hornet #bee

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This training had better be worth it! Bearded reedling/tit doing its standard reed pose. This was the one and only time I saw these while birding. Canon R7 and RF100-500mm SS1/3200 F8 ISO800 #bird #birding #twitcher #tits #beardedreedling

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Can I join your band? Male Banded Demoiselles fight for over the nice bit of river view territory. This was using a 500mm f4 telephoto lens with an EF life size converter on a Canon R5. SS1/2500 F8 ISO3200 #telephoto #dragonfly #demoiselles #insect #art

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Honey, Bee ballsy! We don’t always notice what insects are doing till we grab a photo of them at work and this one has been working really hard 🤯 SS1/2500 F6.3 ISO3200 #honey #honeybee #pollen #bee #savethebees

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If this were your shot would you post it? Let me know the in the comments please. Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm macro SS1/2500 F8 ISO3200 #hawkmoth #moth #butterfly #rollingshutter #canon

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

You can go your own way! Properly on a mission Kingfisher from RSPB Rye meads in August 2022 Canon R5 and EF400mm f2.8 ii + 2xiii tele SS1/3200 F7.1 ISO3200 #kingfisher #birding #birdinflight #wildlife #nature

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Red Devil Potter wasp in Lanzarote Canary Islands 🇮🇨 Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro SS1/3200 F7.1 ISO3200 #macro #wasp # insect # arthropod #entolomology

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Golden fly 🔫 Or Yellow dung fly / Sacthophaga stecoraria. I don’t know what this was doing in the middle of a town park in Turcianske Teplice Slovakia but who am I to complain lol. Canon R7 and RF100-500mm SS1/3200 F9 ISO2000 #macro #canon #R7 #fly #entomologia

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Kezzy! Where I can’t get out I’m going through my back catologue of millions of photos and clearing out some old toot lol. Canon R5 and EF 400mm f2.8 ii SS1/2500 F4 ISO1000 #kestrel #birdoftheday #birdofprey #hunter #nature

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hey baby, you go your way and I’ll go mine. I know, I know they are not in flight but while I was waiting for them to take off I grabbed this with my flight settings. Nikon Z9 and Z105mm SS1/2500 F7.1 ISO3200 #macro #butterfly #butterflies #mating #insects

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Chuffed Finch! He is definitely more chuffed that I am right now as my MacBook screen has gone off but luckily I have my older backup. Canon R7 and RF 100-500mm SS1/6001 F4.5 ISO2500 #bird #birds #birding #bif #birdinflight

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Mouth! Not the best shot ever but it’s the first time I’ve caught these mouth parts in flight. I think it’s a Ivy Cellophane bee in rspb Ryemeads Nikon Z9 and Z105mm SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200 #ivybee #miningbee #bee #bees #beesoftheworld

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Oh what a difference a second makes! Showing the forward and backward flap of a Brown Argus/Aricia agestis butterfly in flight less than a second apart. Nikon Z9 and Sigma 150mm macro SS1/5000 F8 ISO3200 in 🇸🇰 #macro #butterfly #bif #photo #nature

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I’ll scratch that itch! Common buzzards fighting over a caught rabbit. Canon R5 and ef 400mm f2.8 ii +2x tele SS1/600 F8 ISO1250 #birdofprey #birdinflight #bird #birds #birdsofprey

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Where are you going 5 eyes? Not sure what type of wasp this is but could be related to a Beewolf or even be one but I’ve never caught this angle of one before. Nikon Z9 and Z105mm macro SS1/4000 F10 ISO3200 #beewolf #insectinflight #macro #entomologia #wasp

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Pink Dragon Still one of my favourite creatures shot on one of my all favourite lenses and camera combos for all round shooting in Sarapiqui Costa Rica Canon R5 and rf 100-500mm SS1/2500 F9 ISO1250 #viral #fyp #reels #macro #bluesky

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m 53 today peeps and instead of being out there like this I’m recovering from my second full hip replacement that hopefully lasts 25 years plus so I can keep doing what I love 🥰 Thanks all who love me as you keep me passionate in life ❤️ #macro #photography #birthday #over50

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Zoom in if you like details My real pleasure in insects in flight is getting as much detail as possible. Compared to some subjects I shoot these are large and hover a lot so these are quite easy. Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm macro SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200 #macro #photography #insect

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hello my friend Caught this in Costa Rica near a Roseate skimmer so could be the same species or something similar Canon R5 and RF 100-500mm SS1/1250 F9 ISO2000 #dragonfly #macro #entomolgy #biodiversity #insect

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Polli-Nation We need all these little buggers to help Ilya thrive and survive not just the adorable bees 🐝 OM1 mkii and 50-200mm f2.8 + MC-14 SS1/4000 F8 ISO2000 #pollinator #pollination #macro #macrophotography #bif

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Love bee I did love this lens but it was way too heavy as an insect in flight photographer. Nikon Z9 and Sigma 180mm f2.8 macro SS1/4000 F8 ISO3200 #macro #beeinflight #insectinflight #biodiversity #entomology

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Wasp n flowers Genus Rhyncium Nikon Z8 and Sigma 150mm f2.8 SS1/3200 F7.1 ISO3200 #macro #arthropod #insect #wasp #nature

Red yellow and black wasp with a red a yellow flower

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Prison breaker This cuckoo bee breaks in not out Nikon Z9 and Z105mm macro SS1/5000 F10 ISO2500 #entomologia #macro #bee #savethebees🐝

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Making out a bandit! Honeybee with some nice saddle bags. Om1 mkii and 50-200mm f2.8 + MC-20 SS1/2500 F8 ISO800 #macro #biodiveristy #entomology #inaturalist #nationalgeographic

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Let’s go for the ride of your life baby! Ornate tailed wasps doing what they do 😜 I was set up for flight shots hence the settings and lack of details. Nikon Z9 and Z105mm SS1/3200 F10 ISO3200 #wasp #entomology

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Old World Swallowtail The Canon R5 was was such a great camera for me other than the rolling shutter and then completely failing on me. I loved the 3 wheel setup and I think all camera should have 3 for manual shooters. SS1/3200 f8 ISO2000 #butterfly #summer #beautiful #nationalgeographic #insect

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Legs, booty and power! Just didn’t find much time when I was in Slovakia to shoot a lot due to time and family constraints but still came away with some decent shots. OM1 mkii + 50-200mm f2.8. + MC-20 #invertebrates #macro #insects #invertebrate #entomology

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Flower shopping Because I’m never half naked (you don’t want to see that 😂) the algorithms don’t like me so I’m relying on you guys sharing my work to the world to showcase my talents of photographing as many detailed subjects in flight as I can. Thank you all for looking in on my work 🙏🏿.

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Baldy back bee 🐝 Happy world photography day Nikon Z9 and Sigma 180mm f2.8 macro SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

When pigs fly (Genus Bracon) I know, I belong in the pun-intentury 🙄😜 Not sure if these are trying to mate or fight. Om1 mkii and 50-200mm + 16mm macro tube SS1/3200 4.5 ISO1250

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Start here! My best tip for getting some easy insect in flight shots. Start with one of the easiest subjects that are everywhere and not afraid of you that you can take your time getting closer to like a HOVERFLY. Z9 and 105mm SS1/3200 F11 ISO3200 YouTube macro_action #macro

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