🪲 Macro / Insect Photo Gallery South Dakota Birds and Birding
Macro • insects • flowers • close-up photography

Macro / insect photo gallery

My oh my, is macro fun. Until July 2015, 98% of the photos I've taken have been of birds, with a few other wildlife or landscape shots thrown in. That all changed once I bought a truly incredible macro lens, the Canon 100mm 2.8L IS. Shooting macro, particularly insects, opens up a whole new world. When I started taking photos of birds, I knew very little about bird species, and each new "discovery" was a true delight. I'm having the same wonderful experience now with macro photography.

Click on the thumbnail or name for a higher-resolution view. The vast, vast majority of these were taken within 10 miles of Sioux Fall , South Dakota.

Overview

Explore the gallery by insect and subject group

Click on the groups below to view photos, or scroll down through the page.

Category

Bees

14 images in this section.

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Wasps

6 images in this section.

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Moths (and their caterpillars)

15 images in this section.

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Butterflies (and their caterpillars)

13 images in this section.

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Dragonflies/Damselflies/Darters

11 images in this section.

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Flies

16 images in this section.

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Beetles

9 images in this section.

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True Bugs

6 images in this section.

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Grasshoppers / Crickets / Katydids

6 images in this section.

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Spiders / Arachnids

7 images in this section.

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Cicadas

4 images in this section.

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Flowers

4 images in this section.