Is it some sort of hairstreak?
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Yes, a Juniper hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)! Shortly after, I found two Henry’s Elfins (Callophrys henrici) on the same plant as well
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This happens to me all the time.
Latest occurrence a couple of days ago, when I took a picture of two Bombylius individuals sitting on the ground. Turned out they belonged to different species.
Then I saw a large bumblebee queen that looked different from the ones I normally see around here. Tried to get a picture, but she was not cooperative.
Only later at home did I discover she was in the Bombylius picture:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152022187
A first for me, BTW.
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I have to say, it gives a slightly more sinister feel to the photo!
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Great pic
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Whoa! A fox! I gotta love that‼️
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I got myself a used Nikon D7500 and with it comes a continuous autofocus mode which I’m still learning to use. In the process of taking many pictures of Trachemys scripta to try and get it to lock on to the head, I noticed something… Still in the process of compiling the different angles since it was from far away and overall not that sharp.
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It’s a chironomid, you may try to id a subfamily with venation shot.
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Thank you! Unfortunately, most of the shots didn’t turn out in focus (either for the insect or turtle head), so I could only recover one extra angle which isn’t much clearer. That being said, I’ll make sure to come back with a more macro-friendly setup!
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I didn’t know the squirrels made noises! I’ll have to see what they sound like O:
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This sort of thing has happened to me numerous times, although the majority of hidden creatures in my images never make it to their own observation. Here are all the ones I could remember:
American Alligator with a damselfly resting on its head: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149880842
This spatterdock flower with some flies, a mite (?), and a damselfly all hiding in frame: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138033094
This midge carrying many mites on it: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133268262
And this big beetle carrying a mite on its underside: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151959679
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I only noticed this when I was blowing up the picture inspecting the quality the picture. I still don’t even know what this thing is!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131336876
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Thrip maybe?
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Probably a thrip… but those thin legs and distinct head make it look like a fly?
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Or the pair of Redheads coming out from behind the Mute Swan?
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