Alex Salcedo

Good morning ✌. Ending the work week with this jewel. A female Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex). Yes, she was a bit pinchy on my had 😂. Fyi right after this #photo, she just flew away 😉. #NikonD7200 #Nikkor105mm f/16, 1/125s, ISO 125, flash. Have a great Friday amd weekend 🙌. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3wdO1Zp49t/?igshid=1xzrgiwzqte7r

Good morning 👋. As a follow-up from yesterday's #photo, here is the top view of the Florida Tussock Moth caterpillar (Halysodita cinctipes) 😍. Very conspicuous yet hard to find when you are looking for it 😂. Just do not pet it 😱. So what do you think? Comments are most welcomed below 👇. #NikonD7200 #Nikkor105mm , f/13, 1/160s, ISO 125, external flash with diffuser. Have a great Thursday. Best regards ✌. FB: Wings to Fky by Salci https://www.instagram.com/p/B3t4VN7JvVv/?igshid=1ds2qdyrdtuiu

Good morning 👋. Coming face to face with a Florida Tussock Moth caterpillar (Halysodita cinctipes) 😍. If you are trying to make sense out of this photo, this is the frontal view of the caterpillar. Its head is actually tilted down and is covered with the tuffs pointing downward 🙌. If you see a fuzzy bird instead that's okee 😀 but please do not touch it as this is one of Florida's venemous caterpillars 😱. The upper side of the caterpillar is covered with venemous silica (spines) which can easily enter the skin and break if touched (even a gentle touch is not advised😉). Prolonged pain and a sensation of burning and swelling in the affected area will follow. Most likely nothing more than that. Well if you are prone to getting eaten by birds this is a good way to stay off the menu 😝. So why do you think about this photo. Regards ✌. FB: Wings to Fly by Salci https://www.instagram.com/p/B3rT4CLJZcR/?igshid=1sat2jujtv5ga

Hello 👋. Here is a #digitaldrawing of an #Atala . A bit sloppy but got to love that #Wacom #Intuos drawing pad combined with #Medinang . As usual comments below are most appreciated 👇. Have a good night ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3qMZKfJXiP/?igshid=1ei0g9pp3il7u

Good morning 👋. Just a White Pelican keeping an eye on you 😳. Have a great Tuesday. Best regards ✌ FB: Wings to Fly by Salci https://www.instagram.com/p/B3otfgkAiZn/?igshid=ewy6mc1bpfo0

Good morning 🙌. Found this little Common Green Hopper (Hortensia similis) perched on a long blade of grass 😀. Lots of green on green but at least the diagonal lines allow me to center the subject and ignore the rule of thirds 😝. #NikonD7200 #Nikkor105mm #Raynox250 f/18, 1/160s, ISO 160, external flash with diffuser. If you are interested in this photo please leave a message below and/or visit my FB page 'Wings to Fly by Salci'. Thank you and have a great Monday. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3mJo02gCrd/?igshid=c6gd86jxxhxx

Rise amd shine 😀. Here is a Rooster that I drew on the Wacom Intuos drawing pad. Still trying to get my pencil sketching mojo back 😱. I know the feeling is there somewhere 😉. But for now, what do you think about this #digital #drawing? Have a great Saturday. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3hSTaZpEuq/?igshid=1x8xnk5anmlsl

Good morning 👋. Coming face to face with a Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus) 😍. #NikonD7200 #Nikkor105mm f/8, 1/160s, ISO 160, external flash with diffuser. Comments are most welcomed below 👇. Have a great Thursday. Best regards ✌ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3b0ldMpdxN/?igshid=8cg16j1cg2bi

Good morning 👋. Here is a Julia (Dryas iulia) to start this Tuesday. Your comments are most welcomed below 👇. #NikonD7200 #Nikkor105mm f/8, 1/125s, ISO 100, external filler flash with diffuser. If you are interested in this #photo , please leave a message below and/or visit my FB page 'Wings to Fly by Salci'. Have a great day. Next posting will be on Thursday. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3WsHJTpTqY/?igshid=19th3yu2soc7z

Good morning 👋. To finish up the work week, here is a pair of Laughing Gulls (Leucophaeus atricilla) at Harry Harris Park in Tavernier Key. I am reviving this one from a few years ago and definitely prior to hurricane Irma 😭. I among my collection, this #photo is one of my favorites. There is a feeling that I cannot describe when I look at this photo 😀. It is a mixture of 'mellowness' and ?? Either way, I hope you enjoy this photo as much as I do. Your comments are most welcomed below 👇. #NikonD5200 #Sigma500mm f/8 1/250s ISO 100. If you are interested in this photo, please leave a message below and/or visit my FB page 'Wings to Fly by Salci'. Thank you and have a great Friday and Weekend. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3MYlxiJ5Py/?igshid=6eicwdzp2wpb

Good morning 👋. Sharing this cheesy #sketch here. Not much detail on it but here it is anyway 😉. This #drawing is losely based on a Large Milkweed #Bug feeding on the nectar of a milkweed bloom 🙌. I hope you enjoy it anyway 👍. Have a great Thursday. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3JzmkLJH88/?igshid=oc8arhgb1ffc

Good morning ✌. Miami is riddled with 'herpers' looking for snakes and other reptiles and amphibians to shoot photos and videos with, either for official Scientific business or as a hobby. I find my click with bugs instead 😂. I do not handle them and mostly submit my findings to #iNaturalist as part of their global initiative toward Scientific research 🙌. So here is a Leafhopper (Rugosana sp.) I came face to face in during one of my #Entomology outings 😀. This tiny trooper held its ground in front of my #macron lens while I was 'woring with it' 👍. So what do you think about this little #Bug? #NikonD7200 #Nikkor105mm #Raynox250 f/13,1/200s, ISO 160. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3HRcdKpuAG/?igshid=7bbwdxt2me7x

Good morning 👋. During one of my #photography outings, I found a little Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) perched on a blade of grass. For a split second it raised its wings as I was taking a #photo . Its body and head remaind mostly in focus while its wings came out blurred. Perhaps not the best photo to document a species but it came out really funky 😀. Don't you think so? #NikonD7200 #Nikkor105mm , f/7, 1/160s, ISO 160, external flash with diffuser, handheld. If you are interested in this photo, please leave a message below 👇 and/or visit my FB page 'Wings to Fly by Salci'. Thank you 🙌. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3EqCfJJq-O/?igshid=ncodg41o4yip

Good morning 👋. So it started as me trying to draw a mosquito and mutated into this baby 😱. I drew this "mechanical" wonder (or nightmare😨?) using a #wacom drawing pad. I wonder if there could be an interesting back story for this creature..? Any takers? Have a great Monday ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CUkUGp3hW/?igshid=dey9984ys25k

Howdy 👋. Here is a quick sketch of a Marsh #Rabbit. Yes, its ears are short, which is an adaptation to its "semi-aquatic" life and of course it is an excellent swimmer 🙌. I have had the chance to spot and photograph a few here in South Florida 👍. So what do you think? Btw, more photography coming up on Tuesday (Taking the day off tomorrow 😉). Have a great Sunday. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3AAFCqpo1i/?igshid=b1unzod97fnr

Good morning ✌. I know it has been a while 😨. I am not back on the saddle as I was never on it but I was trying to get on it 😵. So trying to get on it again 🙌. I hope this smiling #chimp quick #pencilsketch brightens or keeps brightening your day 👍. Comments as usual are always welcomed 👇. Have a great day. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/B29ZkptJIhU/?igshid=1lw2k8b5khnvf