This is so cool! How close did you actually get and what type of equipment did you use to capture this? I tried to get close to a yellow jacket amongst about 5 on a row of Rose of Sharon bushes and one of them heard the sound of lens movement and dive bombed my camera. I think they were drawn as though it were a flower and wanted inside. I called it quits and headed for the air conditioning so I was glad to be inside. I'd love to try something like this beautiful creature.
Hi Soul Friend… I was on my morning walk and I walked up on this guy… we stared each other down for a few. Then I ran home and grabbed my Canon DSLR… Thank the Universe he was still sunbathing. I got down on my knees about 8-10 feet from him (we have a short term relationship lol) and he posed… This was the best shot though. I am still amazed and honored to have been able to capture his image… The next day, he and his mate were out on the prowl… however, when I pulled the camera out… he played me off and flew up in a tree… I guess he figured I had enough to work with…. :-) These moments mean the world to me…. connecting with nature… interconnected with all.
We were able to study each other for 5 minutes the first time and when I came back with my camera…. about 10 minutes…. I was talking to him, we are buds… These birds live around here and I hear them daily. A few years ago, he was sitting on my patio fence lookin fierce, that was the first encounter and he left me a feather… so I'd like to believe that we have some kind of connection… Thanks for asking… not many people appreciate these magical moments.
I definitely think those are special experiences spiritually between hu8manity and nature linking them both to the Divine so I see it very mystically. The experiences of this sort can easily bring a message to your soul. I've experienced amazing ones with owls and deer.
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This is so cool! How close did you actually get and what type of equipment did you use to capture this? I tried to get close to a yellow jacket amongst about 5 on a row of Rose of Sharon bushes and one of them heard the sound of lens movement and dive bombed my camera. I think they were drawn as though it were a flower and wanted inside. I called it quits and headed for the air conditioning so I was glad to be inside. I'd love to try something like this beautiful creature.
Hi Soul Friend…
I was on my morning walk and I walked up on this guy… we stared each other down for a few. Then I ran home and grabbed my Canon DSLR… Thank the Universe he was still sunbathing.
I got down on my knees about 8-10 feet from him (we have a short term relationship lol) and he posed… This was the best shot though. I am still amazed and honored to have been able to capture his image… The next day, he and his mate were out on the prowl… however, when I pulled the camera out… he played me off and flew up in a tree… I guess he figured I had enough to work with…. :-)
These moments mean the world to me…. connecting with nature… interconnected with all.
That's an incredibly close distance! How long did that privilege last?
We were able to study each other for 5 minutes the first time and when I came back with my camera…. about 10 minutes…. I was talking to him, we are buds… These birds live around here and I hear them daily. A few years ago, he was sitting on my patio fence lookin fierce, that was the first encounter and he left me a feather… so I'd like to believe that we have some kind of connection… Thanks for asking… not many people appreciate these magical moments.
I definitely think those are special experiences spiritually between hu8manity and nature linking them both to the Divine so I see it very mystically. The experiences of this sort can easily bring a message to your soul. I've experienced amazing ones with owls and deer.