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 are both Tachina fera? The first has a brown stripe on the head i have not seen yet.

Foto 1: Switzerland, Wattwil SG, 750m NN, aug.31.2007

Thank you

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 Foto 2. same place, sept.03.2007
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 Correct.
The first is a female, the second a male.


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 Hello Theo,

thanks a lot for your help.

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 The quality of the photos is amazing, congrats! When I see this I think of abandoning macro photography and doing fishing instead... Of course, you used more than sunlight or a a normal flash.

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 Hello Joaquim,

thanks for the flowers. Foto 2 is only with the flash of the camera as usual. Foto 1 is without a flash, the sun was shining just a little bit throug the fog and gave a special light. So it is no reason for fishing...

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