Hello,
A few days ago I was manoeuvring the ladders around the side of the house, setting up to clean and sand down underneath the eaves for a fresh lick of paint (groan…sore arms, back, neck & shoulders!).
I disturbed some grasshoppers and a beautiful praying mantis in the shrubbery so I went to get my camera to take some photos of the mantis. Upon my return, the (wild) Eastern Water Dragon that lives under our house had emerged and grabbed a grasshopper. As I came around the corner, camera in hand, she scuttled under the fence, into the pool garden with meal in mouth, legs still kicking!
I ran back into the house and fitted the 400 F5.6 and tracked lizzie down on the side of the pool whilst she feasted on her meal. I only grabbed a few shots as she appeared a little nervous and here is one of the more gruesome ones. I was astonished at how big this grasshopper was relative to lizzie’s mouth!
Cheers
Dennis