11 August 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Not much to report today, but a single Snipe was visible to the right of the hide, and a different Harlequin Ladybird was on the Mugwort by the track on the southern side.

Later on in the garden I noticed a long thin parasitic wasp with a really long ovipositor.  Unfortunately it didn't perform well and soon moved off, but it appears to be Gasteruption jaculator, or a related species. Also in the garden nearby a Zebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus) was on the fence, albeit difficult to photograph in the bright sunlight.

Snipe, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 250 (view full size image)

Harlequin Ladybird, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 160 (view full size image)

Gasteruption Jaculator, 1/500 sec, f/11.0, 500 mm, ISO 3200 (view full size image)

Zebra Jumping Spider, 1/500 sec, f/11.0, 500 mm, ISO 1600 (view full size image)