A Welcome Visitor

Your thoughts and comments are most welcome. Thanks for looking.

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Nice POV.  Good work.

Thanks for the look and write Bill. I don't know what it is about a praying mantis but when I see them I try to photograph them (not to often).

Holger

Hi Holger,

  Wonderful image with great color & I love the shadow.  Take care, Patsy

Why didn't you get closer, Holger? This is a very big insect for the European standards!

Best regards

PDE

The thumbnail pulled me in to see what you found.  Very well captured... Mike

Thanks Patsy, PD and Mike, I got lucky in that they are not very fast moving and stayed still while I grabbed a camera. This is screen door he's perched on, so I flipped the image 90 degrees. Thanks for looking, see you soon.

I really like the background, the screen door material and the reflections, they all combine to give a surreal kind of impression that I find most appealing! 

Best Regards 

Alf 

As an afterthought, this is quite the devoted "praying" Mantis as he sits at the cross :-)... Mike

Thanks much Alf it is always great to hear from you.

Mike you have a keen eye, I hadn't seen that. No wonder he stayed there for a while. Have a great evening.

Holger

An opportune capture!! I have never had the opportunity to find one.  I have watched many Nature shows on them and they sure are the odd creature. At least the females!!! I just noticed the reflection!!! Nicely captured Holger!

Nicely captured with interesting layers and the visitor's shadow adds to the appeal. 

Thanks Gail, Tony for the look and the kind words. See you soon.